Stop Vonage Debt Harassment
Stop Vonage Debt Harassment Is Vonage harassing you over a debt? Is Vonage placing robocalls to you or sending you unsolicited text messages? You have rights under state and federal laws! We will...
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Is Rent A Center Harassing You Over Debt Is Rent a Center harassing you over a debt? Is Rent a Center placing robocalls to you or sending you unsolicited text messages? You have rights under state and...
View ArticleAbusive And Illegal Debt Collection Practice Case
Abusive And Illegal Debt Collection Practice Case Another case of abusive and illegal debt collection practices has surfaced, this time in Orlando, Florida. On February 28, 2012, Florida’s Attorney...
View ArticleCalifornia law protects people from abusive debt collectors
California law protects people from abusive debt collectors California has a comprehensive law that protects people from abusive debt collectors; the California Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is...
View ArticleConsumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) The recently created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been compiling complaints on credit card companies since December 2011; most of people’s...
View ArticleCollection Agencies Contacting You Repeatedly? There Are Limits!
Collection Agencies Contacting You Repeatedly? There Are Limits! It seems the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act actually makes some debt collection agency executives nervous; mostly because they’re...
View ArticlePayday Loans Are A Bad Deal
Payday Loans Are A Bad Deal Payday loans are coming to the attention of federal regulators; the feds are moving to curb and do away with high-interest, short-term lending, which is designed to draw...
View ArticlePredatory Lenders Get Around The Military Lending Act
Predatory Lenders Get Around The Military Lending Act Although Congress banned payday loan companies from charging excessive (and usurious) interest rates to members of the military, bases around the...
View ArticleMission Settlement Agency Indicted
Mission Settlement Agency Indicted In the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s first criminal referral, the Mission Settlement Agency, its manager Michael Levitis, and three employees have been...
View ArticleConsumer Finance Protection Board Expands Database
Consumer Finance Protection Board Expands Database In the first week of April, 2013, the Consumer Finance Protection Board expanded the Consumer Complaint Database to include money transfer complaints....
View ArticleCourt Overturns Ruling In FDCPA Lawsuit
Court Overturns Ruling In FDCPA Lawsuit In early March 2013, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by a lower court, regarding its decision on a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...
View ArticleRelief For People Sued By Lenders
Relief For People Sued By Lenders A federal bankruptcy court in Tennessee has made a ruling that may offer relief to people being sued by their former lenders to pay the balance on their mortgages long...
View ArticleFTC Fined Debt Collection Firm $800,000
FTC Fined Debt Collection Firm $800,000 In a recent settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, a debt buyer and a debt collection law firm have been fined almost $800,000. The two companies worked...
View ArticleDealing with Debt Collection Scams
Have you ever received a call, purportedly from a debt collector, demanding payment for a debt you are quite sure is not yours? If so, then according to Better Business Bureau (BBB) office serving...
View Article5 Ways to Remove Collections from Your Credit Report
Having a collections record on your credit file can negatively impact your credit score. While collection accounts do less damage the older they get, they will still remain on your report for 7 years....
View ArticleCFPB and FTC Join Together in Big FDCPA Case
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a joint amicus brief in November in a big case involving alleged debt collection violations in the use of...
View ArticleFederal Regulators Enhance Scrutiny of Debt Collectors; Update to FDCPA in...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) will begin increased scrutiny of collection practices of financial institutions and debt...
View ArticlePredatory Lenders Get Around The Military Lending Act
Predatory Lenders Get Around The Military Lending Act Although Congress banned payday loan companies from charging excessive (and usurious) interest rates to members of the military, bases around the...
View ArticleMission Settlement Agency Indicted
Mission Settlement Agency Indicted In the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s first criminal referral, the Mission Settlement Agency, its manager Michael Levitis, and three employees have been...
View ArticleConsumer Finance Protection Board Expands Database
Consumer Finance Protection Board Expands Database In the first week of April, 2013, the Consumer Finance Protection Board expanded the Consumer Complaint Database to include money transfer complaints....
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