Q. I have a collection agency calling my neighbors asking about me. They even have my neighbors send information to me. Do they have that right legally? A. The rules regarding what collection agencies can do are spelled out in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Here are the laws regulating what a collection [...]
Entries from October 19th, 2010
Collection Agency Talking to My Neighbors About My Debt
October 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Debt Collection
Tags: collection agent·communications rules·Debt collector·Fair Debt Collection Practices Act·FDCPA·forward mail·neighbors·sue the collector·third party
How To Follow Consumerist’s 6 Ways to Safeguard Your Income
October 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Budgeting
Following Consumerist’s six ways to safeguard your money is much easier said than done, thus my own list of six resources that can help you along the way.
Tags: Alpha Consumer Blog·conserve energy·Consumerist·coupons·holiday spending·Income·invest·Money·save·savings·shopaholic·Student Loans·U.S. News & World Report
Bank of America Forecloses Four Times on People Without Mortgages
October 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Mortgages
I shouldn’t really pick on Bank of America so much since it is my primary bank, but it seems like they are so clueless they probably won’t be able to connect this post with me and my bank accounts. I recently read in the Consumerist of yet another case of Bank of America foreclosing on [...]
Tags: bank account·bank of america·Consumerist·foreclosure·homeowner·Mortgage·paperwork snarl·parrot·payment·robo-signer
Baby Boomers to Reinvent Retirement Years
October 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Career, Investing
Instead of following the traditional retirement path, baby boomers are set to forge a new path – yes, for financial reasons, but more than anything, for the sheer joy of it all.
Tags: baby boomers·expenses·Retirement·save·The Motley Fool·U.S. News & World Report·work
