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Should I File for Bankruptcy Before or After the Holidays?

Sawin & Shea

If you are struggling financially and feel bankruptcy is the only option for removing holiday stress, you need to make sure you file at the right moment. Choosing the wrong time to file for bankruptcy can tremendously impact your case in a negative way, including the possibility of dismissal.

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9th Cir. Reverses Trial Court Ruling in Favor of Defendant on FDCPA Claim Related to Bankruptcy

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Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed an award of summary judgment in favor of a defendant debt collector against claims that it violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by attempting to collect a debt that was discharged in bankruptcy and no longer owed. Wells Fargo Bank , N.A.,

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What Debt Collectors Can and Cannot Do in Indiana

Sawin & Shea

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. Doctors, hospitals, shops, mail-order businesses, and occasionally banks and loan firms all use collection agencies. Unfairness. Call us today!

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What To Expect From Our Agency / Law Firm

Turbo Recovery

By this time, consumer debtors could have filed bankruptcy, moved away and become harder to locate, or amassed debts to others. Commercial debtors may have sold or closed their company and may already have collections suits from other companies, pushing your claim to the bottom of their pile.

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What To Expect From Our Agency

Turbo Recovery

By this time, consumer debtors could have filed bankruptcy, moved away and become harder to locate, or amassed debts to others. Commercial debtors may have sold or closed their company and may already have collections suits from other companies, pushing your claim to the bottom of their pile. Quick Results.

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Skip Tracing TCPA Problem for Debt Collector: Court Denies Class Certification; but Gives Plaintiff a Second Chance

Collection Industry News

The Plaintiff contends the defendant collection company routinely obtained skip traced phone numbers for debtors and loaded them into an autodialer for collection efforts. The case is Molinari v. Asset Mgmt. 18 C 1526, 2020 U.S. LEXIS 134045 (N.D. July 29, 2020). That sort of thing can get you in a lot of trouble.

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Why Buffalo is a hub for illegal debt collectors

Collection Industry News

The National Consumer Law Center calls Buffalo “an epicenter” of fraudulent debt collection activity. 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. million against debt collectors in Western New York.