Comcast Didn't Mean To Sic A Collection Agency On Ike Victims

Comcast’s latest customer-service misstep makes you wonder what Sam Houston would think ... service rep.) Since the situation became public, Comcast has asked its debt collection agency ... seriously damaged by Ike received letters from a collection agency informing them they owe [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 07:54:34

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The Water Bill

Quick one tonight!  I got a water bill today, no surprises there, it happens.  The bill reads: “Final Demand Overdue Amount: £5 ... to a Debt Collection Agency or by court action. … … THIS SITUATION IS SERIOUS - ACT NOW TO AVOID ... notice with a thread of debt collection or legal action.  And this isn’t the first time either [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 01:28:15

Debt Collection Agency

It’s hard to eke a living these days. Cost of living has gone up so much since June and many of my relatives and friends are finding it hard to make ... a chicken rice seller. He did say that he might want to engage a Debt Collection to help him with the debt collection part. This is the last resort for him. I heard that there might be a high cost [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:14:22

Thriving on Less - A Guide to Getting Out of Debt

“Debt is the worst poverty.” - Thomas Fuller It was only a few years ago when I was overloaded with debt – so much so that I couldn’t make all my payments and I had numerous debts sent to several collection agencies. I had creditors calling ... payment and make rent. It’s hard to imagine those days now – the unbearable burden of that debt – [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:55:47

A couple of interesting articles from Clark Howard: 11/24/2008

A couple of interesting articles from Clark Howard’s website: Debt collectors facing tough times reclaiming money Debt-collection agencies are reporting big losses, according to The Wall Street Journal. For example, one agency owned by Chase lost $15 million [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 21:33:20

Credit Repair For A Better Life

by Mike Carbeck Repairing your credit is never an easy thing. But, there are several things you can do to get yourself out of debt ... . If you find yourself in need of help, there are ways to pay your bills and get out of debt. The ever ... agency will be forced to remove it from your record. If you notice any errors or inconsistencies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 09:37:28

Avoid your uncollectible account receivable

All professional businesses (maybe some of traditional business) have uncollectible account receivables in their balance sheet ... profit as example of the Nationwide Debt Collection Agency, solve your money while keep your normal ... t good case, because our company isn’t designed as collection agency and we haven’t skillful staff [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 21:34:48

Debt Collection

I recently received a phone call from my friend in New York who is working there as an accoutant ... . She is still lucky to have her job after all. Being in a Debt Collection Agency , they are charged ... , the kids , life in general and even her work. She is working for a debt collecting company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 14:16:59

Chrysler CEO: Fuel Economy’s Up, Future is Green

Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli sent a letter to the automaker’s employees yesterday in which he reflects on the past year, ... ;P analysts wrote, the agency considers the offer to exchange secured debt for equity or new debt ... to provide financial assistance as well to protect Canadian manufacturing. This support underscores [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 18:00:54

2008 One Shitty Year

OK, before I begin venting, I will acknowledge the two awesome events of this year: My escape to California back in the spring, ... June, after returning from a well needed left coast vacation, I discover that a collection agency is trying to sue me over a debt that is suspicious at best. No amount of reasoning with said agency [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 16:55:00

Restrictions on Wage Garnishment for Debt Collection

Many debtors that have defaulted on their credit card debt or other unsecured loans are concerned about their wages being garnished. Often collection agencies will threaten to turn your debt over to their ‘legal department’ ... for you… at no charge. The U.S. Department of Labor has developed The Federal Wage Garnishment Law [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 16:13:23

Handling Insurance Debt Can Be Quick and Clean

When people fall into debt, it’s never the same between two individuals ... its forwarded to a collections agency. However, if they’ve already reported your debt, then it’s too late ... your insurance company and find out who the collection agency is. Get their information, and from there call [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 15:23:55

Kashkari Now Packing 4.5 Revolver: Cenbanks Edge Away from Treasury Target Practice

"Oh my … " - blogger Calculated Risk (Dec 3, 2008) Careful where you’re pointing that thing, Neel! OK, so the gang that couldn’t ( ... to 4.5. Meanwhile, back at the Agency Debt Ranch, I see our old friends the bond-holding foreign central ... mortgage-backed securities and debt issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 07:02:07

Horse-race-loving former police chief winds up behind bars

Frank Kessler, former Garden Grove police chief, councilman and mayor, and his wife were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of financial misdeeds, ... and personal loans with a city-issued credit card. They were named in a 21-count district attorney ... card, then charged an additional$2,000 to the card to pay a debt collection agency. The PE reports [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 19:55:29

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

New From the GAO

New GAO Reports, Correspondence and Testimony (PDFs) Source: Government Accountability Office 29 September 2009 + Reports 1. Debt Management: Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Should Play a Heightened Role in Addressing Debt Management Challenges 2. Combating Terrorism: U.S. Agencies Report Progress Countering Terrorism and Its Financing in Saudi Arabia, but Continued Focus on Counter Terrorism Financing Efforts Needed – + Correspondence 1. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 22:33:44

Credit card settlement

Debt problems happen to nearly everyone at some point in their life ... that you have made with the creditor or collection agency. Debt consolidation is a popular way of dealing ... card and you are unable to clear your debt. So you can get advice for credit card settlement [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 04:10:51

How to Handle the Bill Collectors

How to Handle the Bill Collectors Posted in January 15th, 2009 Category:Debt Relief Credit card debt collection is a big business. There are millions of dollars every year from thousands of accounts that go to collection agencies for delinquency. Being in debt is never easy and it’s a very stressful time. You may receive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:53:51

Resolving Debt Collection Issues With A Little Help

Have you done everything to just amicably settle and collect a debt already past due? ... friends! Calling in an attorney with extensive experience in debt collection may help you greatly ... , the American Collectors Association released a report indicating that third-party debt collection agencies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:00:00

Wednesday Options Update: WFC, HBC, MON, FDO

Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) – Banking stocks took a punch in the gut when Oppenheimer’s rather accurate banking analyst forecast further loan loss ... . Included in the dispatch was Wells Fargo, but as if that wasn’t enough, ratings agency Moody’s cut its senior debt rating based on indigestion of Fargo’s acquisition of Wachovia last year, which might [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:59:15

Chapter 13:

Chapter 13: December 22nd, 2008 A Chapter 13 bankruptcy is also called a wage earners plan ... in Michigan. “We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under ... . During this time the law forbids creditors from starting or continuing collection efforts [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 01:38:35

Chapter 13:

Chapter 13: December 23rd, 2008 A Chapter 13 bankruptcy is also called a wage earners plan ... in Michigan. “We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under ... . During this time the law forbids creditors from starting or continuing collection efforts [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 04:22:27

Wednesday Options Update: WFC, HBC, MON, FDO, LAMR

Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) – Banking stocks took a punch in the gut when Oppenheimer’s rather accurate banking analyst forecast further loan loss ... . Included in the dispatch was Wells Fargo, but as if that wasn’t enough, ratings agency Moody’s cut its senior debt rating based on indigestion of Fargo’s acquisition of Wachovia last year, which might [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 18:41:15

Fix Bad Credit

by John Cooper You do not have to just wait for negative marks on your credit report to fall off. You can remove them and improve your credit score ... card account the debt has been sold to a collection agency, and the lender has no need to save any ... dispute information requests, and debt validation. You can also help your credit score by opening [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:07:31

Personal Finance Troubles? Consider Debt Negotiation

by Dillon Azungen Are you drowning in debt and considering debt negotiation? ... negotiate. They would prefer to negotiate rather than turn your account over to a collection agency ... Debt negotiation has a bad connotation but does it affect your credit that badly? There are pros [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 22:06:58

: I Could Not Get That Money:

Ok I don’t need to elaborate here again on this blog since I have shared it on my bravejournal blog already about the person who owes me money long ... and never in my wildest dream that he’ll pay me back so if only I have debt collection agencies I think [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 10:51:27

SIFMA Has a Cow: “CMOs weakened relative to TBA bonds” to be Recycled into TBA

Under the plan, dealers can re-package collateralized mortgage obligations, or CMOs, with attributes similar to plain-vanilla "agency" mortgage debt. Reconstituted issues can trade in the so-called "to-be-announced" (TBA) market — ... sight-unseen. ——————- 1 : "US mortgage bond market liquidity measure approved", by Al Yoon [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 07:01:08

eHealth Insurance; Options For Your Health Care

Do you have health insurance? eHealth Insurance is basically an online insurance store, ... and one for $20, and will just continue your account along, without sending it to a collection agency ... , the fastest growing debt load in America right now is the defaulting of paying back medical claims. Even [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 23:37:06

Credit Crunching: A Chart of the Debt Markets Since Bear Stearns Fell

The credit crunch may be over temporarily, but it is certainly not forgotten ... , the only ones with access to the markets were investment-grade companies and agency debt ... . At Deal Journal’s request, Thomson Reuters provided a colorful chart tracking what the debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:44:00

Understanding Financial Statements and Annual Reports (3)

Accounting is the language of business. It is the vehicle for communicating financial information about a company to many different groups of people: managers, owners, creditors, investors, customers, suppliers, government agencies, economists ... is liquid enough to make debt payments and solvent enough to repay the loan principle if the business [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 02:49:55

Ravitch Commission’s MTA Funding Report Released

The NY State Commission on MTA Financing, led by former MTA chair Richard Ravitch, has released its report (available on TSTC’s website) outlining a comprehensive proposal to save transit riders from the agency’s doomsday scenario, put ... the debt for current and future MTA expansion projects, relieving the debt pressure on the MTA’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 18:50:18

Alphabet Q's: Who Am I Tag.

Happy for the much needed break in work! Thanks Hailey. A. Attached or single? Attached B. Best friend? Yup; I have lots. C. Cake or pie? Cake! ( ... without? Those whom I love. (and debt collection agencies hehe!) M. Marriage date? December 02 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 07:53:06

Is Bank of America the Next “Citi”?

Is Bank of America the Next “Citi”? This morning Bank of America hit a new 52 week low, and traded at its lowest level since 1991 ... that help illustrate why humans make predictably irrational decisions. Ariely is the author ... , and the weaknesses in the credit rating agencies’ collateralized debt obligation (CDO) assumptions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:42:49

Managing Account Receivables

In view of the current economic climate, it is not surprising that many companies are in debt and they are finding it even more difficult to repay ... Collection agencies in the United States which specializes in collecting debt for their clients. Well ... their debt on schedule. Working in the family company, I find it very difficult to collect debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 03:01:00

Fix Bad Credit

by John Cooper If you have a low credit score contrary to popular belief you do not have to just wait seven years for your credit report to ... has received some form of payment. For example with a charged off credit card account the debt has been sold to a collection agency, and the lender has no need to save any record of your account [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 10:55:40

Bookmarks and Links SITE hand garden cultivator

Looks and designs will only be put to waste if the bride is not comfortable wearing it ... . If the debt is new or small, you’ll probably start by trying to collect the debt yourself before hiring a collection agency or a lawyer. You just have to identify where the time is and use [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 16:34:03

Credit Spiral

So, say you’ve had a good relationship with a credit card company and been paying off substantially more than minimum payment over recent months ... from the credit card company saying they’re reducing your credit limit, right before Christmas. Would ... of our house leading to a less positive debt ratio report from a credit rating agency [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 19:39:28

Trepidation About Quantitative Easing, Version 2.0

The Fed made official its move to quantitative easing today, and said it will take no prisoners until it has lowered rates and credit spreads further ... of agency debt and mortgage-backed securities to provide support to the mortgage and housing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 10:28:49

Peter Schiff Talks Treasury Bubble

Peter Schiff is out with a piece discussing treasuries, entitled 'The Fed's Bubble Trouble ... and agency debt, to fall through the floor, pushing ... . Just as the U.S. government issues mountains of new debt to finance the multi-trillion annual deficits planned [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:03:00

Identity theft sample letters

Identity theft sample letters It’s unpleasant to find out that someone stole your credit card numbers, but it’s even worse when a collection agency begins harassing you over debt you didn’t create. CreditCards.com has assembled sample letters and a step-by-step guide to help identity theft victims [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 06:34:18

Fed Move Takes Rate Markets Into Unexplored Terrain

The Federal Reserve’s unprecedented switch to a range for its key target rate has propelled rate markets into uncharted territory ... of programs, from purchases of agency debt to mortgage-backed bonds to the possible purchases of Treasurys [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 17:00:26

Carnival of Debt Reduction #151

Welcome to this week’s Carnival of Debt Reduction!  Since this is Carnival #151 here’s a debt reduction example based on a credit card payment of ... !)  He also submitted an article on collection agencies. Art of the Coupon explains how debt can breed ... months and $8,675.29 in interest to be rid of that debt — more than what was owed to begin [more...]

Date: 2008-08-04 08:35:02

All Your Home Loans Are Belong To Us To Boost Liquidity

"The Federal Reserve Bank of New York started buying mortgage-backed securities today as part of a $500 billion program to support the U.S ... . housing market." ∙ New York Fed Begins Purchases of Agency Mortgage Debt Bloomberg ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:05:08

Gerald Celente: “Rip up that front lawn with grass you can’t eat or smoke …”

Permalink Page 1 of 441 pages 1 2 3 > Last » Search CreditSuit ... Agencies collecting 10-year old debt Bankruptcy filings rapidly increasing, California up 80 ... Categories Credit crisis deliberately caused by the regulators *** 20 Reasons to STOP paying [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 01:46:00

Taxes, incentives for alternative energy, national politics

While I have my opinions on 'national' politics, I try to refrain from writing about such things ... such as an end to IRS contracts with private debt collection agencies, tighter basis reporting [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 13:31:00

Bankruptcy: Pros and Cons

With today’s economic crisis, there are many individuals who may have no choice but to file for bankruptcy ... has been repossessed, or your debts have been taken over by a collection agency. As stated at the outset ... out there are consequences that need to be addressed. 1.  Once you file for bankruptcy, it is listed on your credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 14:49:45

2009 Forecast: Agencies and MBS -- Back door huh?

For the rest of the 2009 Forecast series, click here. I lump agency debt and MBS together because both are basically wards of the state at this point ... GSE debt (that is, non-callable) has declined in spread from about +150 in October and November [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:43:00

Shiller on Housing and Bubbles

Robert Shiller of Yale University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the current housing mess and related financial market problems ... Zeckhauser. Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. "Corporate Debt," by Annette Paulson. Discussion of agency costs. Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. Podcasts and Blogs: "Report from Jackson Hole [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 10:36:06

Comcast asks Hurricane Ike victims to pay for lost cable boxes; company says letters sent in error

In Galveston, 81 customers of Comcast Corp., the cable TV company, ... the snafu on a Carrollton-based debt-collection agency. According to this story from The Daily News ... to rebuild their homes and their lives," said Comcast spokesman Michael Bybee. "We've asked the collection [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 19:16:07

Bad Credit Repair

by John Cooper If you have bad credit there is hope ... the debt has been sold to a collection agency, and the lender has no need to save any record ... intervention, escalated dispute information requests, and debt validation. You can help your score [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 16:35:57

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