Direct Recovery

JUNE 7, 2022

Getting hassled about an outstanding collection account over social media is the last thing any consumer wants to deal with. Still, many collection agents argue that it is the most productive means of communication in 2022. Consumers also have the option to opt out of any form of communication with a debt collection agency.

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Collection Industry News

MAY 11, 2021

Miller, a Kenmore debt collector, is under investigation by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents for alleged wire fraud in connection with unlawful debt collecting. Agents seized $90,385 from Miller in 2020 while executing a raid at a Kenmore home he owns. Provided by Mark M. John Hickey.

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The Kaplan Group

JANUARY 19, 2021

This is the federal law that protects consumers from being harassed by debt collectors. As we’ve mentioned before, the law applies only to consumer debt, not businesses. The law also only applies to outside debt collectors, not companies who are owed the money for product or services they provided.

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National Service Bureau

APRIL 6, 2015

That is why it is so important for organizations to choose a collection agency that falls on the right side of the fence in what is otherwise a huge grey area. With that in mind, here are the top 4th, 5th, and 6th most prevalent complaints against debt collection agencies in 2014: #6: Taking or threatening to take an illegal action.

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Credit Management Company

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Like any business, debt collectors pay a variety of local, state, and federal taxes based on their profits. According to a survey from ACA International’s Ernst & Young , the federal government collected $852 million in taxes from the industry in 2016. Debt Relief. Collection efforts are not a zero sum game.

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FDCPA Defense

APRIL 17, 2019

Instead, you will come across section 1692e(3) of the FDCPA, which contains a simple rule: a debt collector may not make a “false representation or implication that any individual is an attorney or that any communication is from an attorney.” In Clomon v. Jackson , 988 F.2d 2d 1314 (2d Cir. Similarly, in Avila v. Rubin , 84 F.3d

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