As of July 31, 2009, 5039 credit and debt related lawsuits across the USA haved been filed. In 2008, breaking the 5000 level took until October. The basis of these lawsuits were violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Fair Debt Collections Practices Act FDCPA. The number includes lawsuits filed consumers acting as [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Attorney General’s office'
Lawsuits Against Creditors Reach Record Levels
August 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments · I'm suing those guys!
Tags: Attorney General's office·collection·Consumer Law·consumer lawsuits·Daniel A. Edelman·FCRA·FDCPA·Late Pays·litigants·violations
Ways To Monkey With Collection Agents When They Call
April 29th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Collection Agencies, Debt Collection
Most people are pretty scared when a collection agency calls them, and rightly so. A collection agent is trained to get the client to pay and they can be intimidating and downright nasty. Why not turn the tables on them and have some fun at the same time? If you’re being hounded by collection agencies, [...]
Tags: Attorney General's office·Clients·collection agencies·Collectors·have fun·Original Creditor·Stress Relief·turn the tables on them
