Better Credit Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

Whatever you’re dealing with, late payments, collections, charge-offs, or foreclosures, the following techniques can clean up your credit quickly. Write a letter to the original creditor or collection agency and ask them to remove the negative entry from your credit history as an act of goodwill. Foreclosures. Bankruptcy.

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Credit Corp

JUNE 14, 2023

Pro tip: Even if a debt has been charged off, consider contacting the original creditor to negotiate a settlement. Since the debt is old and less likely to be paid, the creditor may be willing to accept less than what you owe to consider the matter closed.

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BN Lawyers

JANUARY 14, 2019

A debt collector is free to collect during the thirty-day period as long as it does not overshadow or contradict the consumer’s thirty-day rights. But what if the debt collector initiates a process that is not readily stopped if the consumer makes a timely request for validation? In Scott v. Trott Law, P.C. ,

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Debt RR

DECEMBER 13, 2019

trillion worth of debt. When faced with mounting debt, it’s inevitable that someone will come to collect. Many people are facing a debt collector threatening to serve papers. When courts get involved, debt collection gets serious. Of course, ignoring a process server doesn’t make the debt or lawsuit go away.

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FDCPA Defense

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

It is impossible to catalogue the manifold ways, some subtle and some not, in which a debt collector may attempt to circumnavigate section 1692g.” 1989) (“The statute is not satisfied merely by inclusion of the required debt validation notice; the notice Congress required must be conveyed effectively to the debtor. 1692g(a)(3).

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 17, 2021

Our bank and loan servicing clients also face novel challenges affecting their industry due to COVID-19, particularly the ever-changing rules and regulations concerning evictions and foreclosures. You may access this interactive tool at [link]. For more information, click here.

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