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State of Illinois Sues Debt Collector for $23.7 Million
The State of Illinois has won a $23.7 million judgment from a Chicago law firm it once hired to pursue student-loan deadbeats. A Cook County judge ordered the law firm of Friedman & Wexler and its lawyers Mitchell Wexler and...
Read MoreReviewing the Top 5 FDCPA Complaints in 2009
Each year the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) provides Congress with a report on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). While the report focuses heavily on the number of complaints received from consumers, it also summarizes actions that the FTC has taken...
Read MoreLawsuit Points to Alleged New Tool in Debt-Collection Arsenal: Facebook
When Melanie Beacham was on medical leave from her job last summer, she got behind on her car payments. Although she called the finance company to explain, debt collectors not only telephoned her repeatedly but found another way to make...
Read MoreTips for Dealing with Debt Collectors
Recently, Credit Law attorney Craig Thor Kimmel appeared with NBC10’s Tracy Davidson on “Survive & Thrive” to discuss how consumers can fight back against debt collection harassment. Here is the clip:
Read MoreDebt Collectors Using Social Media to Find Debtors
From Fox & Friends–Debt collectors are doing all they can to find you, even searching Facebook. A must-see.
Read MoreNCO Financial Systems: A dreadful third party collection agency
Third party debt collectors break the law by violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The FDCPA is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to direct and monitor debt collection practices by third party collectors. The FDCPA has...
Read MoreOld Debts That Won’t Die
Timothy McCollough freely admits that he stopped making payments on his Chase Manhattan credit card in 1999. He says he did not have the means to pay after he was disabled by a head injury that cost him his job...
Read MoreNY Law Firm Files 80,000 Suits a Year with 14 Lawyers
Cohen & Slamowitz has only 14 lawyers on staff, but it manages to file about 80,000 lawsuits a year. The Woodbury, N.Y., firm files debt collection suits, and it uses computer software to help prepare its cases, the New York...
Read MoreConsumer Rights and The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Consumer Attorney Craig Kimmel discusses consumer rights on KYW TV’s Talk Philly Program: [lite_youtube videoid="gYsjgcZ_ZVg"]
Read MoreDebt Collection Firm Accused of Misappropriation of Funds, Shuts Down
Chicago debt collection law firm Friedman & Wexler has apparently shut down as its fights lawsuits claiming it withheld money from clients. Calls to the law firm’s main number aren’t being answered, and an e-mail sent to one of its...
Read MoreDebt 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...
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