I Told Off The Debt Collector [Debt Collectors]
Some punkass debt collector called trying to get a hold of some lady he thinks my girlfriend knows. Here's roughly how the conversation went ... immediately. Muted. Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices act, debt collectors are allowed to contact ... break any rules, there's no law against having being condescending and arrogant. (Photo [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 21:52:29
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What Every Consumer Needs to Know
What Every Consumer Needs to Know Building good credit history is extremely important to one’s life ... that control credit. These rights have been stated as provisions on Fair Debt Collection Practices ... so as to bear witness on whatever maltreatments or unduly practices of debt collectors and lenders. Fair Debt [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 12:47:09
“I’m Going to Put a Judgment on You”
Often we hear reports from clients that a debt collector threatened to put a judgment against them if a debt was not immediately paid. This is a misleading statement and may be actionable under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act and/or the corresponding Pennsylvania law protecting consumers from abusive debt collection [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 21:06:20
Managing Your Creditors: the Best Way to Do It
by John Brennan Those who find themselves in debt often times find themselves with many creditors ... to this Fair Debt Collection Act that a collector cannot contact you are work, inconvenient times ... debt Collection Practices Act and it protects you from brutal collectors. Personal, family [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 17:17:26
Tips For Managing Your Creditors
by John Brennan Those who find themselves in debt often times find themselves with many creditors ... that limit how they can treat you. It may not seem that way, but debt collection agencies do actually have rules that they need to follow. There is a Fair Debt Collection practices Act that protects [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 09:34:18
Compliant Debt Collection
Far too many uninformed consumers give in to the overbearing intimidation and scare tactics of unscrupulous debt collectors, ... to them from debt collectors. The FDCPA is a strict liability law, which means that a consumer bringing ... Act.The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission under its powers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 19:28:29
How Bill Collectors Locate You
Thanks to the internet it’s easier than ever for bill collectors to locate your whereabouts ... will use to find you. Initially a collection agency will review the file they receive ... had no phone and no job. According to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act it is legal for a debt [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:36:42
Dealing With Third Party Debt Collectors
Currently, the American penal system doesn’t feature debtors’ prisons. We’re not living in Victorian times ... individuals from invasive debt collection practices. These include statutes of limitations, which say ... after the original lender has sold them to a collection agency. In states such as California, statutes [more...]
Date: 2008-07-03 13:13:03
I ain’t your Bee-yotch….bitch!
+++warning! foul mouthed rant ahead!++++ Despite the fact that there are 4 other folks in my office at any given time, ... the collection agency to stop calling for an employee, they are legally required to stop”. (see the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, governed by the FTC) Trust me, I’ve quoted this law to these blood [more...]
Date: 2008-09-05 15:08:48
California Court Approves Class-Action Lawsuit Against Debt Collector Accused of Abusive Tactics
Here is a press release I received from Public Citizen. I am forwarding it to you in case you were a victim of ACCS. WASHINGTON, D.C ... and described ACCS’s practices as “debt collection rather than law enforcement.” Members of the class ... . - A California court has ruled that almost a million consumers who were victims of an overly [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 23:16:45
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Get your own personalized email for you or your business, without the headaches! You pick the address, we do the rest! Easy Internet Email ... , unfair debt collection practices, and class actions. emLos Angeles/em Lawyers …The largest local ... California …Pasadena Immigration Firm.Encino office. Includes an archive of press-worthy and precedent [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 12:06:49
There Is An Angel After All For Folks Facing Foreclosure
It seems there is at least one lawyer who is in business to help people facing foreclosure. Her name is April Charney ... to take possession of those homes. Her encyclopedic knowledge of contract law, debt-collection practice ... she help people in Florida, her knowledge is shared with lawyers in other states. She has given one day [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 21:00:50
Hospitals, Doctors Struggle with How Far To Go To Collect
An article in this weekend’s Baltimore Sun presented a scathing picture of Maryland hospitals suing patients and placing liens on their homes in ... through the use of external collection agencies and other collection practices such as the issuance ... $71 million in bad debt, the affiliated Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital Medical Center $28.8 million [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 13:43:51
CompuCredit must "Comp You Cash"
$114 million refund in pipeline for subprime credit card users - Action Line - MiamiHerald ... Capital Systems, a debt collection company wholly owned by CompuCredit, engaged in deceptive conduct in marketing credit cards as part of its debt collection activities and engaged in abusive practices [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 02:15:00
Best Web Sites to Learn About Consumer Law Issues -- Our Chicago Consumer Attorneys Can Assist You in Your Lemon Law, Predatory Lending, Auto and RV Fraud, Unfair Debt Collection, Unfair Wage Practices Claims and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuits
[ consumer%20protection%20m-Chicago%20Consumer%20Protection%20Attorneys%20--%20Chicago%20Consumer%20Protection%20Lawyers%20--%20Chicago%20Class%20Act ... more trouble Managing credit card debt Stopping eviction, lockouts and utility shut-offs ... consolidation options How to find effective credit counseling agencies Alternatives to filing bankrupt [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 18:28:31
12 Confessions Of A Home Mortgage Collector [Wells Fargo]
A former Wells Fargo Home Mortgage home collector has stepped forth from the shadows to tell you what's really going on ... my own copy of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and even then most people in WFHM ... . Bankruptcy will not forgive a mortgage debt. 4. Fight your bankruptcy fees with a passion! WFHM [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 16:36:38
Best Web Sites to Learn About Consumer Law Issues -- Our Chicago Consumer Attorneys Can Assist You in Your Lemon Law, Predatory Lending, Auto and RV Fraud, Unfair Debt Collection, Unfair Wage Practices Claims and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuits
[ consumer%20protection%20m-Chicago%20Consumer%20Protection%20Attorneys%20--%20Chicago%20Consumer%20Protection%20Lawyers%20--%20Chicago%20Class%20Act ... get them into even more trouble Managing credit card debt Stopping eviction, lockouts and utility ... while you get back on your feet. When you cannot ignore a particular debt without serious [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 22:18:05
Get Collection Agencies Off Your Back
This Article can be found at my blog: www.CreditTipsTricks.Blogspot ... : Dear (Insert Collection Agency Here)\, You are hereby notified under provisions of Public Laws 104-208, also known as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, that your services are no longer [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 23:06:57
A recent article in Business Week highlights some apparently (IMO) improper practices used by credit-card issuers in collecting debts ... Forum (NAF) … specializes in resolving claims by banks, credit-card companies, and major retailers ... of their credit-card applications to arbitrate any disputes over bills rather than have the cases [more...]
Date: 2008-06-16 19:52:25
Man Sets Himself On Fire At Rent-A-Center After Receiving Too Many Late Payment Notices [Tragic]
There are lots of good ways to escalate your complaints ... to do is to familiarize yourself with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (PDF). If you're being harassed ... with the amount of late payment notices and collection calls he was receiving from Rent-A-Center [more...]
Date: 2008-07-30 16:21:45
You Cant Handle the Truth.. THE NATIONWIDE COLLECTIONS LAWSUIT, Posted by Robert Paisola
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY14th JUDICIAL CIRCUITSCOTT CIRCUIT COURTCIVIL ACTION NO.: 08-CI-_________MICHAEL S ... 1511 Louisville, Kentucky 40202NATIONWIDE CREDIT, INC. Serve: C.T. Corporation System ... for Defendant's violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692, et seq [more...]
Date: 2008-04-23 02:53:00
Today’s Science Policy News for December, 23rd 2008
A look at today’s science and health policy news: Obama Science Adviser Supports Long-Term Coal, ... care Maryland hospital debt series Baltimore Sun– A three part series by the Baltimore Sun investigating the debt collection practices of Maryland hospitals. Bay Area fails to meet U.S. clean air mark [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 15:54:50
Odd search keywords and phrases
One of the biggest sources of traffic to the Blogland is from search engine referrals ... and underhanded debt collection practices is still a top ten read), there are often well over 500 ... ", "insurance mailbox hit", "law hitting mailbox with car", and "offense for hitting a mailbox with car [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 11:39:00
Homeowners bank on new ways to fight foreclosures
News & TrendsEarly this year, homeowners in Cleveland filed a class action against financial titan Deutsche Bank, ... activity” that flies in the face of state law and the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 07:19:00
NEWS WIRE: Microfinance Investor Institutions Signed on to the Client Protection Principles
Source: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor). Original press release here ... understandable to clients; • Debt collection practices [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 05:01:04
MICROCAPITAL STORY: Thirty-Five Organizations Sign Client Protection Principles to Ensure Fair Treatment and Financial Protection of Low-Income Microfinance Clients
In late October, 35 microfinance institutions (MFIs) and investment funds signed the Client Protection Principles (CPP) ... to clients; 3. Debt collection practices of providers [more...]
Date: 2008-11-12 05:03:44
How to Avoid Unfair Collection Practices
Due to the global financial crisis, the number of debt collection agencies in the market is increasing. They are established to offer services of collecting debts on behalf of banks, financial institutions, credit card companies and loan providers. For people who are drowned in debt, it is indeed stressful to receive irritating phone calls from debt collection agents constantly. Hence, it is important to know some useful information so that you are able to avoid the unfair collection practices. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-20 06:02:50
Need a game to learn to manage your credit?
By Philip Brewer Everybody learns best in their own way ... under the fair debt collection practices act, debt collection agencies, bankruptcy (chapter ... calculators for budgeting, debt pay-off schedules, and the actual cost of items bought on credit. Among other [more...]
Date: 2008-09-18 11:51:03
Fair Debt Collection - Know Your Rights!
FAIR DEBT COLLECTION If you use credit cards, owe money on a personal loan, or are paying on a home mortgage, you are a “debtor ... Collection Practices Act requires that debt collectors treat you fairly by prohibiting certain methods of debt collection. Of course, the law does not forgive any legitimate debt you owe. This brochure [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 18:39:33
Should I use the Debt Snowball?
A reader at The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act wants to use the debt snowball but the collection agency has placed an ultimatum on another debt… ... there after. The kicker is that we are one month away from settling a $20,000.00 debt on our other Bank ... . This is when all hell broke loose for us. He was out of work for 10 months. Slowly but [more...]
Date: 2008-11-12 01:31:33
Consumer Debt Collection Lawsuits: Are They Federal Or State Matters?
When you’ve been sued or harassed by a debt collection agency or a debt buyer, a company that purchases debt and generally uses illegal, ... federal or state court. *Federal vs. state* While the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act (FDCPA ... have adopted their own laws. We asked Steve Recordon, an attorney from San Diego, California whose firm [more...]
Date: 2008-06-26 13:40:47
Goldman Sachs’s Dirty Little Secret
Last week the American News Project put a human face on the economic crisis with a moving video report about a woman named Jocelyn Voltaire facing ... . In other words, they are a type of collection agency dealing with those in the most vulnerable ... , misleading and evasive practices” in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (case [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 13:25:44
A Fox Guarding The Hen House
Paul Basken's article in today's Chronicle of Higher Education does a great job of laying out the conflicts of interest and perverse incentives in ... debt collection practices resulting in ballooning debt for some students. At the heart of the issue ... agencies are supposed to be independent entities that oversee the collection activities of loan [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 15:50:13
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