Bankruptcy Collections Fair Debt Collection Foreclosure 
Sawin & Shea
AUGUST 24, 2020
If you’re dealing with debt and considering filing for bankruptcy, it’s a good idea to get professional legal advice on how to handle the proceedings. Credit counseling and debt management agencies may be able to assist you as you work, but with so many untrustworthy schemes out there, how do you know what the right step should be?
Collection Industry News
APRIL 30, 2023
On April 26, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued an advisory opinion reminding the industry that a debt collector who brings or threatens to bring a foreclosure action to collect a time-barred mortgage debt may violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
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Collection Industry News
DECEMBER 21, 2020
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.
Better Credit Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Are collections accounts weighing heavily on your credit report? If you’ve fallen behind on any of your accounts, you could find Fairway Collections on your credit report. As long as the collections entry stays on your report, it’s hurting your score. About Fairway Collections. Self-pay collections.
Collection Industry News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
However, over the past several years, the civil courts in most states have been overrun by debt collection cases against consumers. Some key findings from the Pew research include: • Between 1993 and 2013, the number of debt collection cases filed annually more than doubled, from 1.7 million to about 4 million.
Better Credit Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
If you’ve received calls or letters from FCO Collections or noticed the name on your credit report, you probably have questions. Collections agencies like FCO may show up on your report when you forget to pay a bill or fall behind on your payments. About FCO Collections. Fair Collections & Outsourcing Inc.
Better Credit Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Is BGE Collections lowering your credit score? BGE Collections is a debt collection agency. If you fell behind on power payments from Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, their collections department could contact you. Read on for our guide to getting BGE Collections out of your life and off your credit report.
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