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Collector Reaches $995k Settlement in Collection Letter Lawsuit

Account Recovery

A motion has been filed in a West Virginia federal court to approve a settlement in a class action Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and West Virginia Consumer Credit Protection Act case that will see the defendant pay $995,000 after it was accused of sending letters that did not include updated language required under state … The post Collector (..)

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4 Ways To Remove Collections From Your Credit Report

Better Credit Blog

Ask the Collection Agency to Validate the Debt. If you can’t find inaccuracies on your credit reports, write to the collection agency and ask it to validate your debt. The main issue here is that you have only 30 days to make the request after the collection agency first contacts you. LCA Collections.