Predatory lending to military members.

2014-07-30T06:52:33-04:00

There's a reason that furniture companies and used car dealerships surround every military base/post:

http://www.propublica.org/article/thank-you-for-your-service-how-one-company-sues-soldiers-worldwide

Thank You for Your Service: How One Company Sues Soldiers Worldwide

With stores near military bases across the country, the retailer USA Discounters offers easy credit to service members. But when those loans go bad, the company uses the local courts near its Virginia headquarters to file suits by the thousands.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 30 at 2014 7:18 AM

2014-07-30T07:18:23-04:00

I read this a few days ago; just absolutely disgusting! It seems like you can never talk to your junior service members enough about this stuff; one of them is bound to go down that road. I've also been seeing and hearing about service members racking up credit card debt on plastic surgeries, either for looks or because they're too lazy to get up and go run a few times a week.

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Jul 30 at 2014 8:06 AM

2014-07-30T08:06:58-04:00

Here is another thread on these parasites....

https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-to-swindle-soldiers?page=1&urlhash=188919#188919

How to Swindle Soldiers | RallyPoint

According to The Washington Post, these three companies: USA Discounters, Freedom Furniture and Electronics, and Military Credit Services, sell goods to service members on credit and then, if they fall behind, go after them in Virginia courts, regardless of where the service members are based. Together the three companies have filed 35,000 lawsuits in a little under a decade. Anybody deal with these companies? Any others we should know about?...