View this video report by Dateline NBC showing very disturbing debt collection practices. If you believe you have suffered from abusive debt collection, you should contact an experienced consumer attorney to discuss your situation.
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Is a Criminal Attempting to Collect a Debt From Me?
by Bankruptcy Law Network
The answer is maybe. View this disturbing video report by Dateline NBC showing certain debt collectors and their companies. The report discusses abusive debt collection practices. It also shows debt collectors posing as attorneys in order to collect money. Most shocking, the report indicates that some collectors Dateline encountered have serious criminal records! If you [...]
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Consumers Subject To Collection Abuse Need To Know Their Rights
by Jay Fleischman, New York Bankruptcy Lawyer
When consumers have bill problems and are thrown into collection, the law stands on their side. But the problem is that all too often, consumers do nothing to protect their rights. Last week, the Federal Trade Commission issued a report saying that the debt-collection legal system must be reformed and modernized “to reflect changes in [...]
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Introduction to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
by Nicholas Ortiz, Boston Bankruptcy Attorney
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) was enacted in 1977 “to eliminate abusive debt collection practices by debt collectors, to insure those debt collectors who refrain from using abusive debt collection practices are not competitively disadvantaged, and to promote consistent State action to protect consumers against debt collection abuses.” 15 U.S.C. § 1692. In [...]
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The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
by L. Jed Berliner, Springfield, MA Bankruptcy Attorney
On occasion, a consumer has rights against a collector (or a creditor under many states’ laws) which might – MIGHT – avoid the need for bankruptcy relief. One weapon is the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, or FDCPA. The FDCPA prohibits contacts with third parties if the collector knows the debtor is represented by an [...]
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New Jersey Moving Towards Legislation To Protect Consumers From Abusive Debt Collection Practices
by Jay Fleischman, New York Bankruptcy Lawyer
New Jersey, in a move designed to strengthen consumer protections against abusive collection tactics, is moving towards what is being call the New Jersey Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The legislation, which mirrors the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, goes a step further by imposing rules on creditors — not just third-party firms that [...]
