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What Debt Collectors Can and Cannot Do in Indiana

Sawin & Shea

Many individuals experience unwanted contact from debt collectors and are unsure how to approach the situation. Businesses or individuals who collect debts on behalf of others are known as debt collectors. The majority of debt collectors work for reputable collection companies.

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What Is a Debt Collector and Why Are They Contacting Me?

Taurus Collect

A debt collector might sound like a character from a Charles Dickens novel, but if you’ve been contacted by one, you know they’re very much a reality of modern financial life. So, what exactly is a debt collector? What Is a Debt Collector? Why Are They Contacting Me?

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5 Things Debt Collectors Are Forbidden to Practice

Taurus Collect

However, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set specific rules and guidelines regarding how Debt Collection Agencies should operate and the policies they must follow to support vulnerable customers. Below are five typical tactics debt collectors are forbidden to practice while collecting debts.

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What is Credit Control and How to be a better Debt Collector

Debt Recoveries

Several rules and regulations, including the Privacy Act of 1988, the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), and the Australian Securities and Investments Commision (ASIC) Act of 2001, govern credit control in Australia. This may entail sending out formal demand letters, hiring a debt collection company, or, if required, filing a lawsuit.

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CFPB Settles With Debt Collector Over CFPA And FDCPA Violations

Collection Industry News

The CFPB recently issued a consent order against a debt collection company and its owner over alleged violations of the CFPA and FDCPA involving misleading notices sent to consumers. The consent order imposes an $860,000 judgment and a permanent ban from any debt collection activities along with other requirements.

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Why Buffalo is a hub for illegal debt collectors

Collection Industry News

Ciffa’s offices in Niagara Falls and Kenmore, debt collectors intimidated their victims with illegal threats of arrests and lawsuits. According to federal prosecutors, an elderly cancer patient in Texas was so rattled by the threats that she borrowed $500 from her sister to help pay off a debt of $1,285. Source: site.

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Debt Collector Is Target Of Civil Lawsuits, Federal Probe

Collection Industry News

Miller, a Kenmore debt collector, is under investigation by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents for alleged wire fraud in connection with unlawful debt collecting. A Kenmore debt collector may have ended up hounding the wrong guy for a debt his mother allegedly owed. Provided by Mark M.