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Debt Decisions Have Consequences: Slow Down Before You Act When money is tight, fear can take over. You feel as if a debt storm has caught you. People may feel pressured to make fast decisions: [...]
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Dirty Little Secret – medical bills are the highest they have ever been and debtor buyers are paying pennies on the dollar to purchase the debts, but then sue the [...]
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CFPB Rule Clarifies Tenants Can Hold Debt Collectors Accountable for Illegal Evictions Bureau Issues Interim Final Rule on Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (reprint April 19, 2021) The Consumer Financial [...]
Published On: March 1, 2021
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The Arizona Statute of Limitations Applicable to Collection Lawsuits and Non-Judicial Trustee’s Foreclosure Sales of Real Property, article by Larry O. Folks, Folks Hess, PLLC (1/2021). Excerpts: Can a lender collect upon a promissory [...]
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The FTC alleged that Midwest Recovery, and owners Brandon M. Tumber, Kenny W. Conway and Joseph H. Smith, collected more than $24 million from consumers on such debts, largely by debt parking. What is "debt [...]
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