Debt Collectors Are Facing Reality

dreamstimefree_17571302 Are debt collectors starting to face reality when it comes to payment of overdue bills? ... percent to 70 percent of a person’s total credit card debt. After many instances of collection abuse ... to cover their bills in a declining economy. The New York Times reported lenders and debt collectors [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:16:33

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Successful Debt Negotiation Can Lead To Lower Payments

by Dillon Azungen Unfortunately and often, many people find themselves in circumstances of overwhelming debt. When debt-collectors begin to knock on the door, indebted people understand that it is time ... is to engage in debt reorganization, the aim of which is to secure some form of debt relief. At this early [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 16:59:42

Where he has a Victor Meldrew moment (excessively long post)

Yesterday I came home to a final demand not from Glasgow City Council for a £700 Council Tax bill, including 10% non-payment penalty, but from the debt collectors they had already reported me to. As I stood there agape ... because oddly enough there was never a first.The next step was a phone call to the council's helpline [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 20:11:00

How Debt Consolidation Can Get Debt Collectors To Stop Calling

Are your bills unpaid and piling up? You are probably getting plenty of annoying phone calls from creditors ... counseling agency to discuss debt consolidation. If you know where to look, there are definite ... collection calls, or the feeling of guilt from being behind on payments. After debt consolidation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 06:35:48

Police: Debt Collector Stole Identities

Posted on Thursday, 10 of September , 2009 at 4:32 pm NEWSTEAD—An Erie County debt collector is under arrest for allegedly stealing identities through her employment. Hope M. Dunlap, 38, of North Main St., Newstead, has been charged with first degree scheme to defraud and identity theft, both felonies. State Police said they were alerted to suspicious online loan payments by a local Federal Credit Union. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-10 21:32:44

How to Get Credit Card Debt Collectors to Focus Their Energy Elsewhere

Most of those people who cannot afford to pay their monthly minimum credit card payment become potential victims of the consumer debt collection industry. However, a growing number of consumers have found a law to protect themselves against credit card debt collectors. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 12:39:41

Have You Ever Lost It All ?

We are headed for some wicked hard times.  Some of us are already feeling the sting ... my accounts and send me to debt collectors. I soon was evicted from my apartment after missing payment ... .  Some of you are just getting out of college with a monster load of debt and are going [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 11:00:39

What Benefits do Non Profit Consolidation Services Offer?

Having financial troubles can be an anxious time; with bill and debt collectors constantly calling on the phone or knocking at your door. Being unable to make even a small contributory payment makes the feeling of helplessness even worse; it is at this time, or in the best case scenario, prior to this time, that one should start seeking or start taking some professional steps to get back onto an even financial keel. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-23 13:03:25

Can A Credit Card Company Garnish My Wages?

Some debt collectors, and even credit card companies, will threaten you with a wage garnishment action for non payment. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 01:50:34

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