In today's Hartford Courant, Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary comments on the amendments to the FDCPA to exempt "check-diversion" companies now under consideration in the Senate:

Every consumer ought to be paying attention to this legislation because if it passes (it's already been approved by the House and is now being considered by the Senate), it will erode our consumer rights - not our right to bounce checks, but our right to be treated fairly when we do make a mistake.

See the May 3 blog entry for additional informaton on this legislation.