Comments on: How Minnesota’s AG Saved Consumers From the Credit Card Industry

By: Grayson Porter

Grayson Porter — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:48:36 +0000

I just listened to this story on Natl Public Radio and they did NOT say who the hedge fund was that owns 40% of the NAF. They did not list the credit card companies who use the NAF for forced arbitration. I have asked them to tell me.

By: Not that wonderful

Not that wonderful — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:12:25 +0000

Ms. Swanson is not your knight in shining armor. First, the Minnesota AG’s office has been ignoring consumer complaints about NAF for the last 7 years. Swanson only files suits when other states have already done so, and is confident that she can make a huge splash in the press before immediately settling the suit. Second, Swanson is a bad apple. She busted a union in her office, and a legislative auditor’s investigation into her office confirmed that she ordered attorneys to falsify affidavits, file meritless suits to generate good press, etc. Swanson is a democratic version of Sarah Palin. While the end result here is good (NAF is out of the picture), Swanson does not deserve our thanks. Minnesota deserves an attorney general that will practice what she preaches, an will protect our consumers even when the cameras aren’t rolling.

By: bfranky

bfranky — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:22:56 +0000

I read an early report on this that said Tim Pawlenty’s wife worked for this company. She had been a judge in Minnesota. Any way to find out if she was one of the arbitrators in this company’s pockets?

By: Vin

Vin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:29:26 +0000

Saying “thank you, Ms. Swanson” seems inadequate, but her curing a problem that I didn’t even know existed and which had harmed so many leaves me somewhat speechless.

So, thank you, Ms. Swanson.