Q. I sent a cease and desist letter via certified mail on 10/06/2011 to a collection agency stating: “I request that you immediately CEASE and DESIST in your efforts to collect on the above referenced account (see letter attached). It is my personal policy not to deal with collection agencies and I will only deal [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Cease and Desist Letter'
I Wrote a Collector and Asked Them to Stop Collection Efforts and They Didn’t. Now What?
November 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Collection Agencies
Tags: cease all communication·cease all contact·Cease and Desist Letter·collection agency·Fair Debt Collection Practices Act·FDCPA
How Should I Respond to Aggressive Collector?
July 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Debt Collection
Q. Yesterday a collection agency left a vague message on my brother’s home phone. Then when I arrived at work today a coworker informed me that a guy from CPC (Central Portfolio Control) had called my job last night leaving their number and a message to call back asap. Minutes later, while in a meeting [...]
Tags: bank of america·Cease and Desist Letter·Debt collector·Debt Validation·Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Cease and Desist Letter w/Collection Agencies – Request only Phone or Letter Contact?
June 17th, 2008 · 25 Comments · Debt Collection
Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), it’s your right to request that a collection agency cease communication with you; a right granted/protected by FDCPA Section 805(c). (It’s called a Cease and Desist Letter or C&D among us credit repair junkies) Basically, it does what it sounds like: forbids a collection agency to contact [...]
Tags: C&D·Cease and Desist Letter·Cease Communication·collection agency·consumer·FDCPA
