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The FDCPA was passed to protect consumers against abusive, unfair, and deceptive debt collection practices. We pride ourselves on pursuing FDCPA actions on behalf of consumers and against debt… When a consumer is unable to repay a debt such as a credit card, he or she will find that many creditors, debt collectors, and junk debt buyers will not work with them. Even though the consumer… Inaccurate Credit Reporting Destroys More than Just Credit
The FCRA is a powerful federal law intended to empower consumers against unfair credit reporting practices of credit reporting agencies… Bankruptcy. With the current economy languishing for years, many consumers have been laid off, under-employed, or unable to find work while blowing through their savings, retirement accounts,… Asset Acceptance, LLC buys old consumer debts. Credit card banks and other creditors sell portfolios of defaulted consumer debt to Asset Acceptance that are valued in the billions of dollars. … Student Loans scourge both the young and old alike according to recent studies. Although federal student loans no longer originate with private lenders, the Department of Education still uses… Terms and Conditions of Use
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Powered by Disqus New Jersey Annuities Receive Some Protection Against Garnishment
Sometimes a New Jersey consumer may give a sum of money to an insurance company or other entity in exchange for a promised stream…
First National Acceptance Co., LLC, (FNAC), a New Jersey debt collector represented by attorneys for Hayt, Hayt & Landau, LLC (HHL), suddenly dropped its ,386.32 lawsuit over an alleged… Hayt, Hayt & Landau is a New Jersey debt collection law firm with an office in Philadelphia. Despite many other sources on the internet claiming otherwise, its dunning letters and especially its… Defending Against Debt Collection Lawsuits
When a consumer is unable to repay a debt such as a credit card, he or she will find that many creditors, debt collectors, and junk debt buyers will not… PA & NJ consumers with unmanageable debt can learn how bankruptcy can provide sensible options to deal with crushing debt.
What is Bankruptcy?
Bankruptcy is a constitutional device used to assist citizen debtors with unmanageable debt. There are different chapters of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code providing different…
What is Bankruptcy?
Filing a bankruptcy petition is the declaration of one's inability to pay back loans or debts. It’s also a plea to the bankruptcy court for legal assistance and protection.…
Filing a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy has many advantages for you if you are unable to pay most or all of your debts. Chapter 7 Bankruptcy can get rid of most unsecured and other kinds of debt so that…
Repayment Plans in Chapter 13 Bankruptcies
Chapter 13 is a specific type of bankruptcy that allows debtors to propose a plan for paying off their debts. This type of bankruptcy is best for those…
What is a Means Test?
In 2005 Congress enacted changes to the bankruptcy code. These changes were intended to make bankruptcy harder. To make it harder, and more helpful to creditors, Congress…
Bankruptcy should not be unpleasant, and it does offer great promise in the form of a “fresh start.” But, it does not have to leave you destitute. You may be able to keep a leased or…
Chapter 13 bankruptcy can let you reorganize your personal finances, but you should be concerned with how your car loans or leases will be affected if you decide to file. Because a Chapter 13…
The 341 Meeting is often regarded as mysterious. But, before we demystify the 341 Meeting, you should first be sure to know that bankruptcy is one option if you seriously cannot meet your…
What is Bankruptcy?
There are two main consumer bankruptcy Chapters which you can use to obtain a “fresh start.” Chapter 7 Bankruptcy is the most common example of consumer bankruptcy and is…
Tough economic times have caused millions of American consumers to experience extreme financial problems and out-of-control debt. Consumer bankruptcy may be a viable solution for those…
Capital One, a major issuer of credit card debt, is fully subject to the bankruptcy laws. Despite its sophistication as a major lender, it routinely flouts the Bankruptcy Code according to…
The short answer is maybe. It depends on the type of bankruptcy filed, the equity in your home, your state of residence, and who else owns the home with you. Let’s take it step-by-step.
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Credit Reports. If you are struggling with a financial crisis, you may be overwhelmed with a sense of helplessness. Poor credit reports can be a continuous drain on your financial opportunities,…
Identity Theft is Systemic, Pervasive, and Increasing Exponentially
Over 9 million Americans become victims of identity theft every year according to the Federal Trade Commission. Fraudulent…
Congress enacted the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to provide consumers with important consumer rights regarding the information found in their credit reports. The FCRA also provides… LVNV Funding LLC is a junk debt buyer, aptly named, because its business model is built entirely around gambling. The losers of its gambling, however, are flesh-and-blood consumers, not faceless…
The consumer allegedly secured a Gateway credit account in Pennsylvania to purchase a computer for her daughter’s college education. The consumer applied for the account, received the…
A consumer was alleged to owe a Discover Bank credit card after she defaulted and was unable to pay the remaining balance. Discover Bank hired the Pennsylvania collection law firm, Stock &…
When consumers get in over their heads financially, they may become the victims of harassing phone calls from overzealous debt collection agencies. These agencies often practice other unscrupulo… If you use personal credit cards, owe money on a personal loan, have medical or student loan debt, or are paying on a home mortgage, you are a consumer debtor. If you fall behind in repaying your… A Harrisburg-area woman accused the debt collection law firm, Patenaude & Felix, A.P.C. of Carnegie, PA and San Diego, CA, of unfair debt collection tactics when it attempted to collect an… A consumer filed a lawsuit against Evans Associates, a junk debt buyer of old, defaulted consumer debts, accusing it of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The consumer alleged… A New Jersey man hired the Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC to file a lawsuit against the debt collector National Credit Adjusters L.L.C. of Hutchinson, Kansas. The Complaint alleged that the… A New Jersey woman hired the Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC to file a lawsuit against the debt collector Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection… A Chester County woman, a consumer, struck back at a national junk debt buyer, Midland Funding LLC, when its debt collection law firm, Mann Bracken, LLP, allegedly violated her debt collection… A Chester County man accused the debt collection law firm of Mann Bracken, LLP of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), when it allegedly failed to verify and validate a consumer… A New Jersey woman hired the Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC to file a lawsuit against the debt collector Arrow Financial Services, L.L.C. for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection… A New Jersey woman hired the Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC to file a lawsuit against the debt collection agencies of Midland Funding, LLC, Midland Credit Management, Inc., and Nudelman,… A Pennsylvania woman hired the Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC to file a lawsuit against the debt collection law firm, Apothaker & Associates, P.C., and several of its employees. The lawsuit… A New Jersey woman hired the Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC to file a lawsuit against the debt collection agency, Collectcorp Corporation and its employee "Lynn Brochu" of Phoenix, Arizona. She… A New Jersey woman hired the Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC to file a lawsuit on her behalf against the debt collection law firm, Hayt, Hayt & Landau, LLC and its junk debt “client,”… A New Jersey woman hired the Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC to file a lawsuit on her behalf against the debt collection law firm, Hayt, Hayt & Landau, LLC and its junk debt “client,”… The Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC filed a Complaint on behalf of a Pennsylvania woman against The Sindaco Law Firm in the federal court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. She seeks… The Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC filed a lawsuit on behalf of a New Jersey woman against Nosoma Systems, Inc. d/b/a Capital Collection Service in the federal court for the District of New… The Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC filed a lawsuit on behalf of a PA consumer against Richard J. Boudreau & Associates, LLC and employees alleging unlawful debt collection practices. The… The Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Northeast Pennsylvania consumer against National Credit Adjusters, L.L.C. and three of its employees for unlawful debt… The Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC filed a lawsuit on behalf of a New Jersey consumer against Hayt, Hayt & Landau, LLC and its "client," First American Acceptance Co., L.L.C., alleging that… The Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC filed a lawsuit on behalf of a New Jersey consumer against Afni, Inc., a debt collector based in Bloomington, Illinois alleging that it violated the Fair Debt… Generally, a debt collector of consumer debt may not demand any more that what is legally due. Most consumer credit contracts have "acceleration clauses" where if you are deemed to be in default, the… You just received a call from a debt collector. But, you are not sure if it violated your rights. How might you know?
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. 1692, et seq., is a… A debt collector calls you over and over again. You don't bother to answer the phone because you know he or she is not looking for you. But, after many weeks of this, you are annoyed! What can you… A debt collector calls and leaves message for you in your voicemail or on your answering machine. What should you do? SAVE THEM!
Leaving messages for you are "communications" under the Fair Debt… Payday Loans a Trap for the Unwary
Seeking to extend protections afforded to military service members, the Senate could be poised to restrict payday loans for other consumers. The introduced… Defaulted student loans to be collected
Students who borrowed under federal student loan programs and who subsequently defaulted on their loans are about to experience the power of federal… With Pennies on the Dollar, PRA Controls Billions in Consumer Debt
Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, a subsidiary of the publicly-traded Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc., is a debt collection… New Jersey Annuities Receive Some Protection Against Garnishment
Sometimes a New Jersey consumer may give a sum of money to an insurance company or other entity in exchange for a promised stream… Asset Acceptance Buys Debts Others Throw Out
Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: AACC), the parent company of the increasingly familiar “Asset Acceptance, LLC,” is a publicly-traded junk… Hook, Line, Sinker: How fraud and debt collection is ruining America. (Photo credit: ToastyKen)
Confirming other recent surveys, studies, and reports, Consumer Federation of America (CFA)… Government Sues National Credit Adjusters for Usurious Payday Loans
National Credit Adjusters, LLC is a national “debt clearinghouse” that purchases defaulted payday loans. Grabbing payday… Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), a Saturday Night Live sketch comedian (think “Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley”), writer, actor, and author, recently introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate to… Text Messages. A debt collection industry advocate reported on a non-scientific poll where industry visitors were asked how text messages play a role in debt collection. According to LiquidEdge’…
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently published its annual report on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). In this report, the FTC alarmingly highlights a sharp increase in…
On the heels of robo signing and other consumer financial scandals, Bank of America recently sold the rights to collect defaulted credit card debts to a junk debt buyer, CACH LLC of Denver…
Asset Acceptance, LLC of Warren, MI is one of the largest junk debt buyers in the nation. Its stock is sold on a national exchange, and it has the backing of Wall Street.
As a debt collector,…
As Americans struggle in this slow economy, debt collectors are finding creative ways of separating struggling debtors from their dollars. One way is the use of so-called “balance transfer…
The 68 year-old Florida widow, Linda Long, won the right to pursue West Asset Management (West Asset) for damages in a civil suit. A Florida judge assigned to the case found in her favor after… Aside from a smoky pool hall with its visible collection of baseball bats, payday loans are the next worst form of consumer lending. But, payday loans promise easy credit in a pinch. Friendly…
The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently announced a program to catch persons and businesses violating financial regulatory laws. It particularly seeks tips from company…
Capital One, a major issuer of credit card debt, is fully subject to the bankruptcy laws. Despite its sophistication as a major lender, it routinely flouts the Bankruptcy Code according to… For the last known year, 2010 was the worst year for consumers dealing with debt collection agencies. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), complaints about debt collectors are up 25%…
Two debt collectors were sentenced recently to 8 and 6-year prison terms for absconding with .7 million. Darrian Summers and Stefan Miller both of the former debt collection agency, Maxwell,…
When a woman can’t pay her bills, she should offer her body as payment demands a debt collector.
ABC-24 of Memphis, Tennessee reports that a debt collector would accept sex in exchange…
A debt collector looking to get a leg up in collections donned a sheriff’s uniform while collecting debts says a NBC-2 reporter in Fort Meyers, Florida. A Florida victim claimed in… According to a recent press release, NCO Group, Inc. (“NCO”) reports greater revenue for the third quarter of 2011 as opposed to the same quarter one year prior. Earning about 4 million, NCO… In 2009 while the economy was still in a free fall, Congress actually tried to protect a consumer for a change. Rather than a usual kowtow to big monied interests, the Credit Card Accountability,… Each year, entire forests are cut down to make wood into paper only to stuff your mailbox full of credit card offers and solicitations. Not only are they wasteful and annoying, but they are… After President Obama passed her over as chief of the newly-created federal consumer protection bureau, Elizabeth Warren announced today that she formed an exploratory committee to run for the senate… According to CNN, President Obama will not appoint Elizabeth Warren as director of the new Dodd-Frank consumer protection agency disappointing consumer advocates across the nation. Instead, he is… Of course, one should strive to repay his or her just debts. Blurring the lines, however, on the justness of one kind of debt is payday loans. Invariably, peddlers and marketers of payday loans are… The consumer debt collector, Advanced Call Center Technologies, LLC, alleged that Allen Jones of Dallas, Texas owed a consumer debt of less than 0.00. Allen Jones maintained that he did owe the… One man is alleged by the Minnesota Attorney General in a recent consumer protection lawsuit to control ultimately an alternate legal system in which the main parties and the "judges" before whom… Congress passed and the president signed the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) in 1978 (Carter Administration). Congress acted to end the abuses and harassment occurring within the consumer… It's (Thanksgiving Day) (Christmas Day) (Sunday), and the debt collector is calling me. Surely this is illegal?!
No, it is not necessarily illegal. A debt collector may call you any day of the week… Has a debt collector threatened you with arrest, wage garnishment, or a lawsuit? In the United States it is unlawful for a debt collector, while collecting a consumer debt, to threaten to take any… A debt collector trying to collect a consumer debt has just contacted you by letter or telephone. You think you may owe the debt. O.K. Should you just pay it? What if you can't? What if it's not… Our client came to us alleging that the junk debt collector Midland Funding, LLC and its debt collection law firm Pressler & Pressler, LLP violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act… Consumer Litigation Group successfully obtained a judgment on behalf of its consumer client against the debt collector Collectcorp Corporation of Phoenix, Arizona. The consumer's Fair Debt… On April 11, 2011, the New Jersey federal court entered a judgment against Midland Funding, LLC pursuant to an agreement between the litigating parties. The judgment entered provides 50.00 to a… A New Jersey woman hired the Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC to file a lawsuit against the debt collection agencies of Midland Funding, LLC, Midland Credit Management, Inc., and Nudelman,… Asset Acceptance to be judged by a jury.
The Take-Away
Dopey Asset Acceptance, a debt collector, cannot hide behind procedure to exclude from evidence a voicemail that captured it accusing a… Hamid v. Stock & Grimes. In this consumer protection matter, a Pennsylvania consumer sued Stock & Grimes, LLP, a debt collection law firm, under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act… The Takeaway:
In response to a consumer’s demand for verification of an alleged debt, the debt collector ordinarily must verify the debt by showing the creditor's grounds for the claim and provide… The Take-Away
A debt collector may lose in a debt collection lawsuit if it only produces a credit card agreement bearing no apparent relationship to the account, two contracts for the sale of the…
The Take-Away
A notice on the back of a collection letter written on attorney letterhead stating that no attorney has reviewed the account does not cure the deceptive impression that it is…
The Takeaway:
Essentially, a consumer has no rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) unless he or she actually disputes an inaccurate credit report directly with the credit…
The Takeaway:
A consumer who carefully chooses to sue a debt collector in a friendlier local court should be able to prevent the removal of the lawsuit to a foreign federal court.
The…
The Take-Away:
A debt collector who takes or threatens legal action on a consumer debt after the statute of limitations has expired violates the FDCPA.
Facts:
Mr. Huertas had a credit card debt… The Take-Away:
A debt collector who communicates a misrepresentation of an amount owed on a consumer debt - though only to the consumer’s attorney - may still be liable under the FDCPA.
Facts:
Ms… Today, our client won a decisive FDCPA victory against Stock & Grimes, LLP and, indirectly, against Discover Bank. Our client alleged that Discover Bank through its debt collection law firm,… Our client came to us alleging that the junk debt collector Midland Funding, LLC and its debt collection law firm Pressler & Pressler, LLP violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act… Consumer Litigation Group successfully obtained a judgment on behalf of its consumer client against the debt collector Collectcorp Corporation of Phoenix, Arizona. The consumer's Fair Debt… A New Jersey man sued Cawley & Bergmann, LLP, a New York debt collector, and he alleged it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). His New Jersey federal court Complaint… Vohwinkel, Sullo & Associates, LLC of Nevada on behalf of its client, Crown Financial Group, Inc. of Florida is alleged to have mailed a threatening debt collection letter to a New Jersey… On April 11, 2011, the New Jersey federal court entered a judgment against Midland Funding, LLC pursuant to an agreement between the litigating parties. The judgment entered provides 50.00 to a… A civilian defense contractor dependent on her continued security clearances was subjected to abusive debt collection by Premium Asset Recovery Corporation (PARC) and false credit reporting, a… A South Jersey woman sued Midland Funding, LLC alleging that it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. 1692, et seq. The woman alleged that Midland Funding violated the… Defaulted student loans to be collected
Students who borrowed under federal student loan programs and who subsequently defaulted on their loans are about to experience the power of federal…
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