Articles for tag: Collection Agency, Debt Collection Agencies, Debt Collection Agency, Fdcpa

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How to Stop Calls from a Debt Collection Agency

Are you desperate to learn how to stop calls from a collection agency ? Are you being harassed at your workplace or your home ? Would you do just about anything to figure out how to stop calls and bring a sense of peace back into your life? If you are struggling to get out ...

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LVNV Funding: A Scammer Known by Many Names

“LVNV Funding is committed to maintaining the highest integrity in all of its activities, and to ensuring its customers are treated fairly and with respect.” Yes, that is what their Web site says. Yet the company is suing countless Americans, at any given time, over old consumer debt bills that have expired long ago. How ...

Debt Collection Basics for Small Businesses

Working independently to earn a living sometimes leads to financial trouble when contracted companies or individuals stop answering their phones and don’t pay up. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reports that nearly one in four small businesses claim their average invoiced payment extends 30 days past due. These unpaid accounts can directly affect ...

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Beware: Scavenger Debt Collection

As if there weren’t enough unscrupulous activities in business today, there is new game in town that could affect anyone who has outstanding debts. It is an investment into which many new companies are partaking, and it often violates fair debt collecting laws. This new practice is called “scavenger debt collection”, and can be quite ...

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Not All Debt Collection Agencies Are Honest

I think most of us, somewhere along the line, have had to deal with debt collection agencies, and it’s never a pleasant experience, to say the least. Some are honest and legitimate ones, but nonetheless almost all use some form of scare tactics to make a person pay an old, outstanding debt. The scare tactics ...

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5 Things Collection Agencies Can’t Legally Do

Everyone has heard the horror stories about debt collection agencies. Obviously, most of these companies were breaking the law with whatever they were doing to collect on monies owed. A lot of people don’t know what these collectors can legally do and what they can’t, which is a big problem. Such a lack of knowledge ...

5 Reasons to Countersue a Debt Collector

A debt collector can take you to court over monies owed at any time. For the most part, collection agencies won’t bring forth a lawsuit unless they are sure the case can be won. You might end up receiving a summons letter with a court date one day though. It’s difficult to fight the debt ...