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 MoreShould 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...
Read MoreWhen 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 MoreFrom Fox & Friends–Debt collectors are doing all they can to find you, even searching Facebook. A must-see.
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