Published On: January 5, 2021
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 [...]
Published On: January 3, 2021
CFPB Sues Encore Capital Group, Midland Funding, Midland Credit Management, and Asset Acceptance Capital Corp for Collecting Debts Beyond Statute of Limitations without disclosing debts were uncollectable, and other illegal [...]
Published On: January 2, 2021
Debt Collectors Can Demand Payment on Facebook Once You ‘Friend’ or ‘Follow’ Them According to an article in PaymentsJournal and the Register debt collectors now have the authority to make [...]
Published On: December 9, 2020
Have you received a demand that you pay a debt you don’t owe, or already paid? Reprint of an article from the Federal Tradc Commission “FTC.gov”, September 29, 2020 Nobody [...]
Published On: November 2, 2020
Debt collectors doubled their earnings - all thanks to COVID-19 10/5/20 According to an article in ProPublica, debt collections have made a fortune this year due to the COVID stimulus monies. Those who really [...]
Published On: April 18, 2020
March 27, 2020 a new law (CARES Act) was passed which gave funds to everyone in order to pay basic necessities (such as food, rent, gas). Congress forgot to protect those funds from your creditors [...]
Published On: March 1, 2020
LAWS THAT PROTECT THE BORROWER—UNTIL THEY DON’T. DEBT COLLECTORS TRICK CONSUMERS INTO BRINGING DEAD DEBTS BACK TO LIFE. There are legal protections for the consumer if a creditor does not take steps to collect a [...]
Published On: December 12, 2019
Holding: Statute of limitations begins to run when the alleged FDCPA violation occurs, not when the violation is discovered. […]
Published On: November 25, 2019
Dealing with debt collection issues can be challenging—especially when you’re not sure if the person contacting you is a legitimate debt collector or someone trying to scam you. […]
Published On: November 4, 2019
COLLECTION COMPANIES AND CREDITOR LIE TO BORROWERS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF BANKRUPTCY ON THEIR CREDIT A creditor has no right to come into your home… For more than three decades I have heard horror stories [...]
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ou are a caring person, and most understanding
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Again, thank you
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