http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/05/26/how-to-deal-with-debt-collectors-stop-the-calls/ Real Lawyers, Real Solutions Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:25:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/05/26/how-to-deal-with-debt-collectors-stop-the-calls/comment-page-1/#comment-2079 How to Deal With Debt Collectors: Stop the Harassment! at Bankruptcy Law Network - Real Lawyers, Real Solutions Sat, 26 May 2007 12:15:01 +0000 http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/05/26/how-to-deal-with-debt-collectors-stop-the-calls/#comment-2079 [...] Contacting you by telephone earlier than 8:00 a.m. and after 9:00 p.m., your time; Contacting you in any way (other than a lawsuit) after you send written notice that you don’t want them to contact you further (see my discussion of this at How to Deal With Debt Collectors: Stop the Calls!); Contacting you at your employment after tell them that this is not acceptable (see my discussion of this at How to Deal With Debt Collectors: Stop the Calls!); Misrepresenting the debt or using deception to collect the debt; Threatening you with arrest or legal action that they don’t intend to do or they cannot do; Using abusive or profane language to try to collect the debt; Telling anyone other than you, your spouse or your attorney that they are trying to collect a debt; Filing lawsuits in places other than where the you live or signed the contract. If a collection agent does any of these things, you should contact a consumer protection lawyer immediately. The FDCPA provides that a collection agent who violates the law is liable for statutory damages of up to $1,000 per incident, actual damages (including damages for your embarrassment and distress at what they do) and your attorney’s fees. [...] [...] Contacting you by telephone earlier than 8:00 a.m. and after 9:00 p.m., your time; Contacting you in any way (other than a lawsuit) after you send written notice that you don’t want them to contact you further (see my discussion of this at How to Deal With Debt Collectors: Stop the Calls!); Contacting you at your employment after tell them that this is not acceptable (see my discussion of this at How to Deal With Debt Collectors: Stop the Calls!); Misrepresenting the debt or using deception to collect the debt; Threatening you with arrest or legal action that they don’t intend to do or they cannot do; Using abusive or profane language to try to collect the debt; Telling anyone other than you, your spouse or your attorney that they are trying to collect a debt; Filing lawsuits in places other than where the you live or signed the contract. If a collection agent does any of these things, you should contact a consumer protection lawyer immediately. The FDCPA provides that a collection agent who violates the law is liable for statutory damages of up to $1,000 per incident, actual damages (including damages for your embarrassment and distress at what they do) and your attorney’s fees. [...]

]]> http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/05/26/how-to-deal-with-debt-collectors-stop-the-calls/comment-page-1/#comment-2078 How to Deal With Debt Collectors: The Statute of Limitations at Bankruptcy Law Network - Real Lawyers, Real Solutions Sat, 26 May 2007 12:01:16 +0000 http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/05/26/how-to-deal-with-debt-collectors-stop-the-calls/#comment-2078 [...] January 2007 « How to Deal With Debt Collectors: Stop the Calls! [...] [...] January 2007 « How to Deal With Debt Collectors: Stop the Calls! [...]

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