AFSCME 3357-HOF'S BLOG

Suspicious Florida voter registrations - Another reason to distrust ACORN

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN was implicated in submitting suspicious voter registrations in Florida.

I don't need another reason to dislike ACORN. I've spent countless hours working on what would have been an easy TILA Case against Household International. The reason why it is difficult is because ACORN settled a class action case against Household that included an mandatory opt-out provision. This is just months after the Attorneys General settled a class action covering mostly the same class with an Opt-in provision. The main reason the Attorneys General settled for less than they would have otherwise against Household was to keep the class an Opt-in class. By making it an opt out class, every time an aggrieved consumer comes to your office with a prospective TILA or HOEPA claim against a Household entity there is a good bet that you'll have to send them away empty-handed no matter how bad the violation unless there is a foreclosure pending.


local6.com - News - FDLE Investigating Suspicious Florida County Voter Applications