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CFPB Reaches Settlement With Debt Collector Over Deceptive Practices

Collection Industry News

According to the Bureau’s Consent Order, the Agency began purchasing and collecting on consumer debt beginning in 2012, and hired debt collection law firms to assist in their collection efforts by suing debtors in 2014. Further, the Agency is subject to a civil money penalty of $204,000 to be paid to the Bureau.

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Personal Guarantees in Commercial Collection: How Helpful Are They?

The McHughes Law Firm

A guarantee of payment is a far more effective tool , as it allows a creditor to proceed directly against the guarantor without the necessity of taking any action against the primary obligor [debtor]. appeared first on McHughes Law Firm. Unfortunately, this is simply not the case.