Q. Can a debt collection agency assign fees to the original debt? My credit rating is 849 and due to miscommunications with my time share based in Mexico, my maintenance fee was turned over to a debt collection firm and they are charging me with over a $100 fee. I have sent them a registered [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Debt collector'
Can a Debt Collection Agency Add Fees?
September 27th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Consumer Debt
Tags: collection agency·Debt collector·interest on debt·JDB·sale or assign·Settle Debts
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
Collection Agency Talking to My Neighbors About My Debt
October 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Debt Collection
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 [...]
Tags: collection agent·communications rules·Debt collector·Fair Debt Collection Practices Act·FDCPA·forward mail·neighbors·sue the collector·third party
Capital One Admits Third Party Collector is Handling Account Though Lawsuit Names Them as Plaintiff
February 26th, 2009 · 69 Comments · Debt Collection
I’ve been enjoying the wonderful blog by SJ Mills at CAIPNJ.ORG as of late and his one man fight against Capital One and the company whom he calls Cap One co-conspirators, Pressler & Pressler, LLP. Mr. Mills was sued by Pressler and Pressler, who named “Capital One” as the Plaintiff in the case. It turns [...]
Tags: Capital One·collection agency·Credit Cards·Debt Collection·Debt collector·New Jersey·Pressler and Pressler
