September, 2018

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Sep 6, Debt collectors calling me for girlfriend's ex

Debt Collection Answers

My phone is in my name. I live with my girlfriend for two years, a bill collector called today looking for her ex. How sis they know to call my number? Supposedly she hasn't talked to ex so he shouldn't have my number. Please help!

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B2B Collections: Best Practices

BYL Collections

Business-to-business (B2B) relationships and collections are more complex than business-to-consumer (B2C) relationships and collections. In a B2C environment, there could be thousands of consumers working with or purchasing from the business. Commercial relationships go much deeper than that, where the business itself works with fewer customers, the sales cycle is much longer and results in larger invoice amounts.

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Guidance on Major Weather Events & COVID-19

Receivables Control

Guidance on Major Weather Events and COVID-19. In the past few years we have seen regions disrupted by hurricanes, floods, and blizzards. This article highlights our policy regarding collecting from customers who are impacted by major storms and our efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. . The COVID-19 crisis requires the same methodical approach to communication as do major weather events.

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Advanced Debt Collection Techniques, Part Two

Stevens Lloyd

At the Stevens-Lloyd Group, in addition to utilizing our unique blend of incorporating phone calls, strong written communication skills and litigation, we also utilize more advanced debt collection techniques. These include Writs of Execution, Bank levies, and Wage garnishments. These advanced debt recovery techniques will assure that your money is recovered in the most expeditious fashion.

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From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Effective Compliance and Security Measures

Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.

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Is It “Debt Collection” If You Never Asked For Money?

FDCPA Defense

Can a communication from a collector violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692, et. seq. (the “FDCPA”) if it never asks the debtor to pay any money? What exactly does the term “debt collection” mean in the context of the FDCPA? These seemingly simple questions have divided the circuit courts, and they may soon be resolved by the United States Supreme Court when it decides a case that arose out of a nonjudicial foreclosure proceeding in Colorado.

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Chapter 7 Debtors Permitted to Amend Schedules to Claim Homestead Exemption after Successful Avoidance Action by Trustee

Foster Swift

The purpose of bankruptcy is to provide for an orderly process by which a debtor’s assets can be fairly divided and distributed among creditors. Read More › Tags: Chapter 7 , Financing , Personal Property Tax , Property Tax , Western District of Michigan.

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Sep 18, I loaned a friend $7000

Debt Collection Answers

I have some property of my friend's here at my home. Now I don't want to give it back because I loaned him $7000 in cash one year ago. Can I keep his property until he pays me back ?

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Advanced Debt Collection Techniques

Stevens Lloyd

Are you uncertain as to whether your debtor will pay your unpaid debt? Or did you run out of ways to effect debt recovery? It’s an extremely cumbersome task to recover past due receivables. At the Stevens-Lloyd Group we utilize a unique blend which incorporates phone calls, strong written communication skills and litigation. When traditional collection methods fail, we and our debt collection attorneys deploy advanced collection techniques.