BN Lawyers

APRIL 30, 2019

Debtors who have filed for bankruptcy and received their Discharge often continue to receive collection letters and phone calls from their creditors. Some creditors even go so far as to sue on these discharged debts or garnish wages and bank accounts. What is the Bankruptcy Discharge?

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Direct Recovery

APRIL 18, 2023

The commercial debt collection process typically involves everything from communicating with debtors about the amounts owed and negotiating payment terms to pursuing legal action and obtaining a judgment against a debtor and garnishing their wages. In most cases, they do not apply to business debts.

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Better Credit Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Demand Proof of the Debt. Demand Proof of the Debt. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act provides you with yet another advantage, the ability to ask collections agencies to provide validation that you owe what they claim you do. They’ll take care of the basics, by validating debts and negotiating payments.

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Better Credit Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

If you have a complicated credit situation, with liens, bankruptcies, or several debts in collections, you don’t have to face them alone. Even if your credit issues have a simple fix, a credit repair service can help, saving you from having to call and write to a collections agency. Hire a Credit Repair Service.

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Troutman Sanders

DECEMBER 20, 2022

On December 15, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, along with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, released revised procedures for how its examiners will investigate financial institutions for Fair Debt Collection Practices Act compliance, incorporating Regulation F changes into their review.

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Sawin & Shea

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

When you’re deeply in debt, it feels as if debt collectors are always at your heels, grabbing at you for money. Bankruptcy finally frees you from this burden and allows you to shed old debt. But certain debts just refuse to die. This is called zombie debt. This is called zombie debt.

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Collection Industry News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

. • Whatever the reason, ignoring a debt collection lawsuit can mean big trouble. In Alabama, if a judgment is entered against you, the creditor who got the judgment can do several things as far as trying to collect on the judgment. • In some cases, the debt collector may even owe the consumer compensation for those violations.

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Better Credit Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

Debt collectors either purchase debts at a discount from lenders and service providers, or they work for the company to collect the debt, earning a percentage of the payment. In some states, they may try to garnish your wages. This act restricts debt collectors from overstepping and harassing debtors.

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Collection Industry News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

THE Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that was enacted in 1978 by the United States Congress to protect consumers from abusive debt collectors. Note, however, that the FDCPA applies only to third party collectors who collect debt for original creditors. Fremont Ave., LARRY YANG.

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