Last month, The Better Business Bureau (BBB) issued a national alert warning consumers to beware of phony debt collectors who contact you claiming to be lawyers with intent to sue. The scammers call your home, and according to the BBB they are armed with the potential victim’s personal information, including Social Security Numbers, old bank information, driver’s license numbers, home addresses and even the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Consumer Debt'
Phony Debt Collector Scam Alert Issued by BBB
September 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Consumer Debt, Consumer Info, Debt Collection, PayDay Loans
Tags: BBB scam alert·Better Business Bureau·Debt Collection·debt collector scam alert·PayDay Loans·phony debt collectors
Debt Collectors Top List of Consumer Complaints for 2008
September 14th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Consumer Debt, Consumer Info, Debt Collection
I know this may come as an unbelievable surprise to many of you (yeah, right) but an annual survey conducted by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) once again placed debt collection agencies at the prestigious top position for consumer complaints for this past year.
It isn’t that we here at creditinfocenter are picking on the debt collection industry, but it [...]
Tags: Attorney Generals·Consumer complaints·consumer protection statutes·Debt Collection·debt collection agencies·debt collectors·NAAG·NAAG Consumer Protection Project·State Attorneys General
Is Money the Root of all Evil in a Marriage?
September 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Budgeting, Consumer Debt, Consumer Info
Obviously we are joking (to some degree) but certainly money, finances, and spending habits can play a huge part in the health and longevity of a marriage. Typically, one or another of the spouses becomes the “money handler” in large part by default as it seems opposites attract, and that usually means that one spouse will [...]
Tags: debt·divorce·finances·finances and marriage·marital debt counseling·marriage and money·spouse spending habits
Even After New Credit Card Laws, Interest Rates Can Increase – Without Notification
August 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Consumer Debt
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Tags: bank of america·Banking·Chase·credit card reform laws·Credit Cards·Fed Rate·Federal Reserve·interest rate·notification·prime rate·variable rate

