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Collection Harassment News: Beware of the Fake Debt Collector
A NJ man recently received phone calls from someone claiming to be a debt collector. As it turns out, he paid his loan back months ago but the phony collection calls still tried to scam him out of hundreds of...
Read MoreWest Asset Management Pays Record Settlement, Offers Lesson in Consumer Awareness, Says Century Negotiations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges that debt collection agency, West Asset Management, violated the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) on multiple occasions, leading to thousands of consumer complaints. Century Negotiations President Amy Michalo-Rojas urged clients, and the general...
Read MoreOhio Man Receives $16.4 Million Cable Bill, Woman Receives $286 Million Credit Card Bill
Computers are used to keep track of everything from personnel records, to bank accounts, to loans and revolving credit. When computer glitches occur, they can create havoc in your life. Just ask Daniel DeVirgilio, an Ohio man who recently received...
Read MoreCollection Calls as a Result of Identity Theft
In most cases, people who receive collection calls accrued the debt themselves and have fallen behind on their payments. In some instances, however, these charges are a result of identity theft. Because people rely on technology to pay bills and...
Read MoreThe Reason for Debt Harassment
It is important to understand why collection calls feel like harassment in order to deal with the stress they create. Many Americans have fallen behind on their credit card, mortgage, and/or car payments because they have experienced some form of...
Read MoreDespite the Still-Weakened Economy, Debt Collector comes Out on Top
While millions of Americans must grapple in this difficult and topsy-turvy economy, some businesses continue to thrive. In fact, Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc., a company that purchases, collects, and manages consumer debt, are reporting record-breaking profits. Portfolio Recovery Associates, like...
Read MoreDebt Harassment Attorney Discusses the Abusive Methods of Debt Collectors
Are you experiencing debt harassment? Collection agencies often prey on consumers. Why? Because it is in their best interest to scare consumers into paying. Creditors often use collection agencies to recover funds on delinquent accounts. The collection agencies are handsomely paid...
Read MoreDeceased Womans Name Was Robo-Signed on Thousands of Affidavits
In 2008, Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc. was sued for fraud after affidavits were submitted bearing the name of Martha Kunkle, who died in 1995. It appears that Martha Kunkle has come back to life. Last July, lawyers for Portfolio Recovery Associates sought...
Read MoreDebt Collection Harassment Attorney to Discuss Capital One Story on Fox News
The story surrounding Capital One’s $286 million demand letter is making headlines across the Country, everywhere from National Public Radio to The Consumerist to the UPI wire. Patrice Perry will make her first national television appearance, along with her attorney...
Read MoreWoman Sues Capital One For Debt Collection Harassment After Letter Demanding $286 Million
(Philadelphia, PA) -A woman saying she was harassed by Capital One for a disputed $4,000 credit card debt has filed suit after the bank demanded more than $ 286 million dollars. Attorney Craig Thor Kimmel of Kimmel and Silverman, P.C., an...
Read MoreBoom in Debt Buying Fuels Another Boom in Lawsuits
Across the nation, there is a surge in lawsuits against people who aren’t paying their bills, driven by the debt-buying industry that has surged in the past three years as debt has become cheaper and cheaper to buy amid hard...
Read MoreWomen Sues Debt Collector Over FB Messages
Should Facebook be off-limits for debt collectors on the prowl? One Florida woman thinks so. Melanie Beacham, of St. Petersburg, Fla., filed a complaint against MarkOne Financial, LLC, alleging that employees of MarkOne harassed her and her family members over Facebook to...
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