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Can a Collection Agency Report to the Credit Bureau Without Notifying You?

Credit Corp

If you or someone you know has dealt with a collection agency, you know how trying it can be. Debt collection agencies have a long history of harassment and illegal practices. Can a collection agency report to a credit bureau without notifying you? Attempts to Collect a Debt Not Owed.

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Why Every Lawyer And Client Should Be Fighting To Stop The "Meaningful Attorney Involvement" Doctrine From Spreading

FDCPA Defense

The “meaningful attorney involvement” doctrine evolved out of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. Instead, the letters had been mailed by collection agencies that had used an attorney’s letterhead in a misleading fashion. 2018 WL 3575882 (N.D. Ohio July 25, 2018). 1692, et seq.

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Debt Collector Is Target Of Civil Lawsuits, Federal Probe

Collection Industry News

Miller, a Kenmore debt collector, is under investigation by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents for alleged wire fraud in connection with unlawful debt collecting. A Kenmore debt collector may have ended up hounding the wrong guy for a debt his mother allegedly owed. Provided by Mark M.