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Debt Collector Attempts to Collect a Debt Past the Statute
The following is a recording of a phone call with debt collector NCO Financial who was attempting to collect on a debt more than thirteen (13) years old. It was recorded after the debt collector made various phone calls and...
Read MoreAbusive Voicemails Force Debt Collector to Pay $1.5 million
A jury in Texas handed down $1.5 million in punitive damages against a collection agency that was caught on tape leaving abusive and racially charged messages while attempting to collect a debt. Watch the video below for details: Are you...
Read MoreTop 8 Complaints About Debt Collectors
The FTC is trying to educate consumers about what practices are illegal and what they can do about them. From this effort, they’ve compiled the top eight consumer complaints about illegal debt collection practices: 46.5% said debt collectors called continuously...
Read MoreConsumers Rights Protected Under the FDCPA
If you are receiving harassing calls from debt collectors, even if you owe the debt, you cannot be harassed, abused, threatened, or have others told about your debt! You have rights under federal law. Watch video of attorney Craig Kimmel speaking about the Fair...
Read MoreMan Sues Kentucky Law Firm Over Debt Collection Letter
MORGANTOWN – A man has filed a punitive class action lawsuit against the Kentucky-based law firm that he says illegally sent him a debt collection letter. Nicholas Davis claims he received a letter from defendant Mapother and Mapother in June...
Read MoreLaw Suits Piling up for Debt Collectors
Debt Collection Attorney Craig Kimmel is featured in this story from the Concord Monitor detailing the aggressive tactics that debt collectors employ to collect on debts they purchase for pennies on the dollar. Consumers reported being harassed and threatened. They...
Read MoreAre 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...
Read MoreDebt Collection Abuse Contributed to a Man’s Death
After Mr. McLeod fell behind on his mortgage payments, the frequent and harassing calls from a debt collector caused a Tampa man’s blood pressure and stress levels to rise to unhealthy levels. His wife is claiming that the abusive debt collection...
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