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Consumer Attorney Craig Thor Kimmel Discusses How Consumers Can Battle Harassing Collection Calls
Consumer Attorney Craig Thor Kimmel, Founding Partner of CreditLaw.com, visited Good Day Philadelphia to discuss how consumers can battle harassing collection calls. Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, consumers can get the collection calls to stop and possibly receive...
Read MoreKnow Your Rights When Dealing with a Debt Collector
Getting harassed by a debt collector can be frustrating, annoying and even scary. Fox 43 Morning News spoke with Pennsylvania consumer attorney Craig Thor Kimmel about your rights. (Video has been removed – Admin)
Read MoreDebt Collection Harassment Attorney Craig Thor Kimmel Explains How to Stop Collection Calls
Do you have debt? How do you stop collection calls? Craig Thor Kimmel explains debt collection practices (FDCPA) and other laws people should know. Click Here to Watch the Interview: Debt Collection by Ebru Today
Read MoreKnow Your Rights with Debt Collectors (Eyewitness News)
Consumer attorney Craig Thor Kimmel spoke with Eyewitness News via Skype about consumers’ rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: PA Home Page posted the video on their website here: Know Your Rights with Debt Collectors – video has been...
Read MoreAlleged Collection Mill Agrees To Settle Class Suit Over Cursory Case Handling
Hackensack law firm Forster, Garbus & Garbus has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle claims that it filed hundreds of debt collection suits against consumers without individual attorney review. The firm allegedly violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act,...
Read MoreCollege Grads & Debt: How to Stop Collection Calls
Graduation season is upon us. On campuses around the country the sights of robes and graduation caps, the sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance,” and the photos of loved ones celebrating the day fill the senses of graduates, friends, and families...
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 MoreAn Insider Look at How Debt Collectors View the FDCPA
The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, or FDCPA, was enacted to protect consumers from overzealous debt collectors whose methods include harassment, threats and coercion. To these businesses a consumer is nothing more than a number representing dollars and cents, part of...
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 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 MoreNo Harassing Debt Collectors
The recession means more people are falling behind on their bills. The last person you want to hear from is a debt collector. Some debt collectors are just doing their job, but others cross the line. Fox 29 Consumer Reporter...
Read MoreThree Types Of Illegal Voicemails From Collectors And How To Make Them Stop
Voicemails from bill collectors are a reality when you have been turned over to collections. The dirty secret debt collectors don’t want you to know about is that they very often violate the law (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act –...
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