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Consumer Attorney Craig Kimmel Discusses Debt Collector Abuse
Have you been abused or harassed by a debt collector? You don’t deserve to be treated like a doormat nor should you tolerate as much. If your legal rights are being violated you might qualify for free legal help through...
Read MoreDebt Collector Allied Interstate Will Pay $1.75 Million to Settle FTC Charges
One of the nation’s largest debt collectors, Allied Interstate, was charged by the Federal Trade Commission for making repeated collection calls to collect from the wrong person, to collect the wrong amount or both. Allied has agreed to pay $1.75 million...
Read MoreBank of America and Cach LLC Involved in Suspicious Debt Collections Happenings
A disturbing piece of collection harassment news has come to our attention via American Banker: Bank of America has apparently sold a debt collector the rights to sue consumers over credit card debt that it has internally confirmed to possibly be repaid or...
Read MoreArizona Governor Signs Bill that Helps Debt Collectors
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has approved legislation making it easier for debt collectors to go after defaulting consumers and small businesses. Brewer signed House Bill 2664 into law today. The measure allows collection agencies to use final billing statements as a basis...
Read MoreGlobal Payments Credit Card Data Compromised
Although this blog is usually dedicated to educating consumers about credit and collection scams and educating them on how to stop collection calls, today there is a different, but no less important, type of credit news that needs to be brought...
Read MoreBank of America Rolls out Suspicious New Pilot Program
Bank of America (BoA) has introduced a test program in certain markets called “Mortgage to Lease,” says the Wall Street Journal. It allows BoA mortgage customers facing foreclosure to keep living in their homes by converting them into renters rather...
Read MoreChase to Employee: ‘Go Along with the Plan to Sell the Misrepresented Asset’
The American Banker’s Jeff Horwitz recently put together a fantastic story exposing widespread internal irregularities at Chase regarding its credit card practices. The story is pulled from information gathered from a number of current and former Chase employees. It all...
Read MoreW. Va. Woman Fights to Collect $10 Million from Debt Collectors
West Virginia consumer Diana Mey is trying to collect money from a collection agency after winning the largest judgment ever against an abusive debt collection company — more than $10 million. “I’m a mom, and I’m a housewife, and I’m an accidental...
Read MoreHow to Write a Cease and Desist Letter for Debt Collectors
Are you experiencing a high volume of aggressive debt collection calls? Are you constantly asking yourself how to stop collection calls? As a consumer you have rights, especially when it comes to harassing collection phone calls. While you can verbally...
Read MoreBank of America Sold Card Debts to Collectors Despite Faulty Records
In a series of 2009 and 2010 transactions, Bank of America sold credit card receivables to an outfit called CACH LLC, based in Denver. Co. Each month CACH bought debts with a face value of as much as $65 million for 1.8...
Read MoreDebt Collectors Using Facebook and Social Media to Contact You
When the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act was enacted in 1978, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter did not exist. No one could have anticipated how much of an impact social media would have on our lives but the debt collection...
Read MoreBank of America to Offer Rentals as Foreclosure Alternative
Bank of America says it has begun a pilot program offering some of its mortgage customers who are facing foreclosure a chance to stay in their homes by becoming renters instead of owners. The “Mortgage to Lease” program, which was...
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