Three Lawyers Restricted from Debt Collection
Three out-of-state lawyers, accused of using unfair tactics to collect debts in Colorado, have been banned from collecting debts for periods ranging from three years to life
Archive for the ‘Fair Debt Collection Practices Act’ Category
Law Suits Piling up for Debt Collectors
Third-party debt collectors generated 78,000 complaints to the Federal Trade Commission in 2008, twice the number received in 2003, according to the agency’s most recent report. That same year, the agency won more than $1 million in civil damages against collection agencies.
No Harassing Debt Collectors
Consumer Reporter Michelle Buckman explains how to stop debt collector harassment and even collect some money from them.
Are you the Victim of Sewer Service?
It’s a decades-old practice known in legal circles as “sewer service”. This occurs when a debt collector fails to properly serve a notice of complaint (litigation) upon the defendant (debtor) and then files a false affidavit claiming the notice has been properly served.
Three Types Of Illegal Voicemails From Collectors And How To Make Them Stop
Voicemails from bill collectors are a reality when you have been turned over to collections. The dirty secret debt collectors don’t want you to know about is that they very often violate the law.
Debt Collectors From NCO Make 400 Million Calls a Year
Four hundred million times a year, employees of a little-known company called NCO dial the telephone “just to talk.”
Law Firm’s Debt Collection Review Violated Federal Act
A New York judge has determined that a law firm violated the Federal Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) after it mass produced collection letters and litigation documents from it’s computer system without a thorough review of the alleged debt. The law firm sued Arthur Miller over an alleged debt that they purchased from a previous…
Debt Collectors: 3 Ways to Stop HARASSMENT Today
Instruct the debt collector to stop calling you at home or at work. Write them a letter if you can with those instructions and save a copy. If the calls continue, they have violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by harassment.
Debt Collection Calls Can Be Stopped
This law is designed to stop collectors from being abusive and unprofessional. Even if you owe money and the debt is really yours (you will be amazed at how many folks are called for another person’s debt), the collector must still treat you fairly and respectfully.
Widener University Clinic Provides Debt Collection Help for Seniors
Debt collection agencies often employ harassing tactics that take advantage of consumer’s ignorance of the laws that are in place through the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act.
