There has been a dramatic increase in creditor lawsuits flooding the courts in an attempt to collect bad debt since debt collectors have discovered phone calls are not making the grade. The increased volume has led to carelessness on the part of the debt collectors in the lawsuit process which can give the consumer [...]
Entries Tagged as 'complaint'
Improper Notification of Creditor Lawsuit Can Get Case Thrown Out
May 5th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Debt Collection, I'm being sued!
Tags: complaint·judgment·lawsuit·personal service·posted service·proper service·service by publication·State Laws·summons·vacating a judgment
Citibank is so predictable
February 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Credit Bureaus and Scores, I'm being sued!
Since they are losing their shirts these days, Citibank is really getting very aggresive with past-due accounts. They skirt the FDCPA by owning collection agencies, so when a Citibank collection agency calls, they can do whatever they want.
My latest client is being sued by Citibank for a $19K debt from 2004 that with fees [...]
Tags: Citibank·complaint·FDCPA·lawsuit·Past Due·Predictable·Process Server
I think I’m being sued!
February 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Credit Counselor Front Lines, I'm being sued!
Yesterday’s call:
My client got a letter from a lawyer who offers to represent her and is giving her an advance “courtesy” warning that she is about to be sued. These lawyers peruse public records and in the hopes of getting new clients. And this client had not been served!
So she is all panicky [...]
Tags: complaint·I'm being sued!·lawsuit·Lawyer·Original Creditor·Panicky
