Legal Articles

• What is the Equal Credit Opportunity Act?
  Getting and using credit seems to be an American pastime these days. You can use a credit card to pay for your meals at McDonald’s, and you can rarely make a hotel reservation without using a credit card. With skyrocketing prices, who pays cash for a car or a house?  It is common for an average person to carry a 30-year mortgage, a car loan, and a few thousand dollars in … more
• Common Contract Terms Explained
  In every contract there are invariably a slew of legal terms and conditions that, regardless of the contract’s purpose, go unchanged and often unchecked by the contracting parties. These terms and conditions are often referred to as the contract’s “boilerplate” language.  Most people don’t give these sections a second thought, and it’s typically a … more