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Warren also said that Bilt’s practice of immediately debiting rent payments may have run afoul of the 2009 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act’s disclosure requirements for credit cards.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
“Running afoul of tax laws can be a costly financial mistake,” Balcom said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
“There’s absolutely nothing in here that runs afoul of any of the Supreme Court’s opinions on the subject.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The state Supreme Court this spring blocked the initiative on the dubious rationale that it ran afoul of a constitutional requirement that initiatives must be limited to a single subject.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
It seems the boy is always running afoul of a pack of shamblers in the midst of his Missouri adventures, and the boy’s derring-do reminds me of my own exploits.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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