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 [...]
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: 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: January 30, 2020
CFPB FILED LAWSUIT AGAINST CHOU TEAM REALTY, LLC, MONSTER LOANS, DOCUPREP CENTER, DOCS DONE RIGHT, AND SEVERAL MORE ENTITIES. ALSO, BILAI ABDELFATTAH, BILL ABDEL, THOMAS CHOU, SEAN COWELL, ROBERT HOOSE, EDUARDO MARTINEZ, JAWAD NESHEIWAT, FRANK [...]
Published On: December 2, 2019
$59 million dollar judgment for deliberately scheming to evade the law and cause harm to their clients The Mortgage Law Group, LLP d/b/a The Law Firm of Macey, Aleman & Searns, Consumer First Legal Group [...]
Published On: December 1, 2019
The goal of a predatory loan (such as payday loans) is to trap the borrower in a nightmare of never ending debt. The lenders know that no one is watching or, in some cases, cares that the poor are prayed upon by these unscrupulous lenders.
Published On: November 30, 2019
CFPB GOES AFTER STUDENT LOAN DEBT RELIEF COMPANIES FOR DECEPTIVE PRACTICES Who is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) suing? They are: Consumer Advocacy Center Inc., which does business as Premier Student Loan Center; True [...]
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: September 23, 2019
Debt isn’t fun at any age, but it can be especially scary for senior citizens. Seniors normally don’t have regular paychecks coming in, and the bulk of their income may comprise of Social Security checks. [...]
Published On: July 21, 2019
More than One in Four Consumers Have a Debt in Collection with a Debt Collector 7/18/19 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) just released a report that found that more than one in four consumers [...]
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