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Why Buffalo is a hub for illegal debt collectors

Collection Industry News

There are 156 debt collection companies – some of them legitimate, some not – in those two counties, employing more than 3,400 people, according to the state Labor Department. In recent years, authorities have either fined, seized or issued judgments totaling $120.4 Some of the debts have been discharged in bankruptcy cases.