Receiving a call from a debt collector can be jarring, but you need to remain calm and make sure you’re not on the hook for an IOU you don’t actually owe. Unfortunately, it’s not altogether rare to be ...
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Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. The main goal of a 609 dispute letter is to challenge a credit reporting agency to provide proof that a delinquency exists. You ...
On June 6, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled on dueling motions for summary judgment in a suit against a debt collection agency for alleged violations of the FDCPA.
When a collection agency contacted Lauren MacNeill earlier this summer saying she owed $71 to an urgent care center near her Westport, Conn., home, she was tempted to just pay the bill to get the ...
Courts have taken diverging view in addressing this novel claim theory. Some have allowed the claim to initially proceed, while other have dismissed the claim out of the gate as pressing an overbroad ...
Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Find my match Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Before a debt collector can pursue you for ...