Collection Industry News

JUNE 14, 2021

In 2018, Homeland Security Investigations agents got a search warrant and seized $242,088 from Nocera’s business and personal bank accounts, after convincing a judge there was probable cause to believe the funds were derived from unlawful debt collecting and wire fraud. The settlement also permanently banned them from debt collection.

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Better Credit Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

ConServe is a debt collection agency that may contact you regarding unpaid debts. They are a third-party debt collector, which means that they may be hired by your original creditor, or they may purchase your old debt on the chance that you pay them instead. Ask Sky Blue for Help.

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Better Credit Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

If you have an old debt hanging over your head, you may begin to hear from a debt collector called Covington Credit. Covington Credit is a third-party collector that collects payments from you on behalf of the original creditor or as the now-owner of the debt. What is Covington Credit?

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 5, 2022

The CFPB reports that this seems to happen most often with creditors’ acquisitions of pre-existing credit card accounts from other creditors. Debt Collection. The CFPB believes that debt collectors misrepresent consumers’ responsibilities in cases of identity theft.

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Collection Industry News

MAY 9, 2022

The CFPB reports that this seems to happen most often with creditors’ acquisitions of pre-existing credit card accounts from other creditors. Debt Collection. The CFPB believes that debt collectors misrepresent consumers’ responsibilities in cases of identity theft.

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 14, 2023

On June 8, the CFPB acted against a medical debt collector for numerous debt collection and credit reporting violations. In at least thousands of cases, the debt collector continued to attempt to collect on a debt that was not substantiated after a consumer disputed the validity of the debt.

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