Which energy efficient light bulb is on in your head? While the Energy Efficiency Fund encourages all Connecticut residents to replace their incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), many consumers are unsure about selecting the right CFLs for their homes. “CFLs come in a variety of shapes, sizes, colors and brightness,...
As it starts to resubmit more than 100,000 foreclosure cases, Bank of America is finding that it had made errors in its initial submissions. According to the Wall Street Journal’s Dan Fitzpatrick, BofA discovered as many as 25 files with errors out of the first several hundred that it reviewed. “The problems included improper...
In conjunction with the city sealers of New Haven and Hartford and the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the Department of Consumer Protection recently conducted unannounced inspections on taxicabs operating across the state, Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell said today. Of the 42 taxis inspected, 15 passed and 27 failed. The failed companies have now...
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Banking Commissioner Howard F. Pitkin announced a lawsuit against an unregistered investment adviser whose firm allegedly collected more than $26 million in fees after lying to investors and overvaluing assets that it managed on behalf of various funds. The lawsuit names Southridge Capital Management LLC (SCM) and its chief...