Court Rules Private Right of Action Exists for Violations of CA Civil Code 2923.5 – Homeowners Can Now File Suit Against Lenders

[...] "Attorney Timothy McFarlin, a senior partner in the law firm, McFarlin & Geurts, says his firm has recently settled several such suits that his firm had brought on behalf of California homeowners, as a result of this decision." [...] Read more...

MSN: Sue your debt collector

[...] "Collection agencies are in business to scare and intimidate people," said Timothy G. McFarlin, an attorney in Irvine, Calif. "They buy debt at a few pennies on the dollar and then they look to collect the entire amount or more when they add fees." [...] Read more...

5 questions to ask a real estate attorney

[...] Ask if the attorney has dealt with transactions similar to yours. If he has, he will be better able to foresee potential problems and head them off, says Tim McFarlin [...] Read more...

More consumers just say no to credit cards

Tim McFarlin, a consumer bankruptcy attorney in Irvine, Calif., 34, stopped using credit cards eight years ago because he thought the industry's business practices were unfair to consumers. Read more...

Consumers dropping the credit habit

"Any time there's even a hint of a financial issue in the consumer's life, the credit card company will raise the interest rate," said Tim McFarlin, a consumer bankruptcy attorney. Read more...