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22 Dec 2011, 9:13 am
When a debt is created, and you fail to make payments on it, the debt will almost certainly be sold to a collection agency. [read post]
13 Nov 2008, 5:55 pm
., is a "debt collector" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. [read post]
19 Jul 2012, 2:23 pm by Joseph Mullaney
Asset Acceptance Calls a Consumer a Fat Motherfucker While Trying to Collect Debt NJ Plaintiff Says [read post]
7 Sep 2010, 9:00 am by K. Hunter Goff
There is also a Federal Law that prohibits those abusive acts by third party debt collectors in the collection of a debt. [read post]
11 Jun 2008, 4:54 pm
It contains a good number of posts going through the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Oregon equivalent. [read post]
18 Jun 2008, 4:12 am by Joseph Mullaney
The FDCPA, a federal law that regulates the activities of debt collectors, is a very powerful statute that protects consumers from debt collection that is harassing, oppressive, or abusive. [read post]
23 Mar 2009, 8:34 pm
Therefore, we wrote an article that we trust will be helpful to you as you deal with collection agencies or debt buyers. [read post]
25 Jul 2018, 3:00 am by Todd Murray
For example, many debt buyer lawsuits allege that the debt buyer purchased the account from the original creditor. [read post]
30 Apr 2012, 1:33 pm by Bob Lawless
The end of last week got a little busy for many of the Credit Slips bloggers and none of us talked about the story last Wednesday by Jessica Silver-Greenberg at the New York Times regarding aggressive debt collection practices by Accretive at hospitals. [read post]
29 Jul 2011, 8:07 am by Peyton Biddle
For this reason, the FTC has issued a policy statement on debt collectors collecting the debts from a decedent’s estate that is somewhat debt collector friendly. [read post]
1 Jan 2012, 7:12 pm by Consumer Litigation Group
Bank of America hired West Asset to collect approximately $16,000 in unpaid credit card debt knowing that the debtor was deceased. [read post]
7 Aug 2012, 9:42 am by Joseph Mullaney
Collecting on behalf of the junk debt buyer, World Financial Network, Asset Acceptance called and wrote the consumer seeking repayment of an alleged debt. [read post]
14 Apr 2017, 5:00 am by Brian McIlmoyle, Trustee
The post Kick Collection Calls To The Curb and Take Control Of Your Debts appeared first on Bankruptcy Ontario. [read post]
14 Jul 2010, 10:27 am by Joe Consumer
So while debt collections are skyrocketing, personal injury lawsuits continue to drop. [read post]
14 Jul 2010, 10:27 am by Joe Consumer
So while debt collections are skyrocketing, personal injury lawsuits continue to drop. [read post]
5 Jun 2013, 11:36 am by Thomas McAvity
Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a debt collector is specifically barred from contacting a consumer where the debt collector knows that the consumer is represented by an attorney with respect to the debt and can reasonably ascertain the attorney’s contact information unless the attorney fails to respond within a reasonable period of time to the collector. [read post]
2 Apr 2020, 8:46 am by Jacki
Using The FDCPA To Combat Collection Activities Against Identity Theft Victims Although the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is not typically thought of as an identity theft statute, it can be a critical tool for assisting victims of identity theft when collection law firms or other debt collectors are attempting to hold a victim liable for the actions and debt incurred by the thief. [read post]
1 Oct 2011, 6:14 am
Thus, creditors, like Citibank, attempting to collect debts here in California must abide by these laws (the California Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) and cease communicating with consumers once they know the consumers are represented by a lawyer. [read post]