Can a law firm and its employees, who pursued forclosure on behalf of creditors, be considered "debt collectors", thus falling under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)? In this recent post Richard Payne, who writes for The Consumer Financial Service Blog, discusses a recent case where the 4th Cir. Holds Foreclosure actions as FDCPA debt collection.Read More...
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4th Cir. Holds Foreclosure is FDCPA ‘Debt Collection
3 Strategies to Deal With Debt Collectors
NerdWallet offers financial information to help people understand how to deal with debt and other money issues. In this recent blog post Sean Pyles, a staff writer for NerdWallet, discusses key strategies for dealing with debt collectors.Read More
Dealing With Debt by The Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission provides consumer debt information on their blog. In addition to authoritative debt collection information, check out their Scam Alerts section exposing current schemes intent on defrauding millions each year from unsuspecting consumers.Read More