Payday Lender in Trouble for Debt Collector Violations
December 22, 2013. By Heidi Turner.
Fort Worth, TX: A payday lender who was also involved in debt collection practices will pay $19 million in fines and refunds for issues with how the company collected debt and issued loans.
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BBB Reports Debt Collector Harassment Complaints Up 58 Percent
December 7, 2013. By Gordon Gibb.
Washington, DC:
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is that venerable consumer group known
for rating companies, businesses and corporations doing commerce in
America, and in so doing providing a snapshot to the consumer of the
company they’re dealing with. Lately, the BBB has begun to comment on
the thorny issue of bill collector harassment.
Read [ BBB Reports Debt Collector Harassment Complaints Up 58 Percent ]
Tales from the Dark Side of Debt Collection
November 30, 2013. By Brenda Craig.
San Jose, CA:
More Americans than ever have debts they can’t pay because they lost a
job or got sick, or their finances got out of hand for some reason. But
as attorney Ben Dupre explains, it doesn’t mean that they need to be
further victimized by the illegal tactics of unscrupulous debt collectors
that try to harass people into paying up rather than take the lawful
but more costly and time-consuming route through the courts.
Read [ Tales from the Dark Side of Debt Collection ]
New Debt Collection Regulations Under Consideration
November 27, 2013. By Heidi Turner.
Pittsburgh, PA: Debt collector harassment
is already illegal in the United States, but laws have not stopped bill
collector harassment from occurring. Every day, more people complain
about being harassed by people attempting to collect on bills,
regardless of whether the debts claimed are actually owed. Debt
collector lawsuits have been filed, alleging consumers have been
unfairly or illegally targeted, and now the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (CFPB) is asking for input on debt collection
experiences.
Read [ New Debt Collection Regulations Under Consideration ]
Elderly Pennsylvania Woman Caught in Debt Collector Harassment Scam
November 8, 2013. By Gordon Gibb.
Allentown, PA: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has come down hard on individuals accused of debt collector harassment,
and especially harassment that is directed at seniors in an attempt to
extort money from them for debts they do not owe through the practice of
deception and fear-mongering.
Read [ Elderly Pennsylvania Woman Caught in Debt Collector Harassment Scam ]
Bank of America to Pay $32 Million to Resolve Debt Collector Harassment Claims
October 27, 2013. By Heidi Turner.
New York, NY: When it comes to debt collector harassment,
it’s not just third-party companies charged with collecting debts who
are accused of breaking the law. Bank of America has reportedly just
agreed to pay $32 million to settle claims of bill collector harassment
on the part of the bank. The debt collector lawsuit was filed after
customers complained they received harassing phone calls from the bank.
Read [ Bank of America to Pay $32 Million to Resolve Debt Collector Harassment Claims ]
Collection Agency Agrees to $1 Million Civil Penalty for Debt Collector Harassment
October 13, 2013. By Gordon Gibb.
Glendale, CA: Having to deal with debt collector harassment
is bad enough. But when bill collectors stoop so low as to pose as
attorneys and threaten harried consumers with lawsuits, not only is it
morally wrong, such deception is patently against the law and fodder for
a debt collector lawsuit.
Read [ Collection Agency Agrees to $1 Million Civil Penalty for Debt Collector Harassment ]
Make Debt Collectors Pay for Harassing You
September 30, 2013. By Brenda Craig.
Riverview, FL: If you have debts you can’t pay and the bill collector
is hounding you - don’t let them get away with it. The Fair Debt
Collection Act was enacted by Congress to protect consumers from
unscrupulous debt collectors that are only too willing to call you
dozens of times a day, make threats to seize your property and otherwise
try to harass you into paying up.
Read [ Make Debt Collectors Pay for Harassing You ]
Debt Collector Harassment Finds a New Crusader
September 29, 2013. By Gordon Gibb.
Washington, DC:
The incoming director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(CFPB) appears to have his work cut out for him, in view of the
explosion of Internet payday loan sites and rising incidents of debt collector harassment.
Read [ Debt Collector Harassment Finds a New Crusader ]
- States Warn About Debt Collector Harassment By Heidi Turner (Sep-6-13)
- One Woman’s Fight against Debt Collector Harassment By Gordon Gibb (Aug-23-13)
- New York Eyes Anti-Debt Collector Harassment Laws By Heidi Turner (Aug-4-13)
- Agencies Step Up Oversight Of Debt Collector Harassment By Heidi Turner (Jul-23-13)
- $3.2 Million Debt Collector Harassment Penalty Largest So Far By Gordon Gibb (Jul-11-13)
- When Bill Collection Is a Scam By Heidi Turner (Jun-29-13)
- Inside Illegal Debt Collection Harassment: Why It Happens By Gordon Gibb (Jun-11-13)
- Protecting Yourself from Debt Collector Harassment By Heidi Turner (May-10-13)
- Violations of Debt Collection Laws By Heidi Turner (Apr-23-13)
- Debt Collector Harassment Horror Stories Are Sometimes Chilling By Gordon Gibb (Mar-26-13)
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