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Court Shuts Down California Debt Collectors

A federal court has halted the operation of seven debt collection companies in California accused of illegally lying to consumers, …

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Obama: Let Debt Collectors Call Our Cell Phones

How does President Obama propose to reduce America’s nearly $15-trillion debt? In small part, by letting the government’s debt collectors …

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Medical Debt Collection

Small medical collection account that fell through the cracks are keeping this family from refinancing. Could it happen to you?

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Will Paying a Collection Improve My Credit Score?

When you open a new line of credit, you enter into a contractual agreement with the lender to whom you …

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Hollywood Video Collection Abuses Stopped

Imagine getting turned down for a mortgage or a credit card because once, ten years ago, you failed to make …

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Fear is the worst enemy of the debtor.

Fear allows us to accept false solutions and incorrect thoughts into our consciousness …

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Consumers filed 570 federal lawsuits against debt collectors and creditors in just the last two weeks of March, the highest …

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Getting Collection Calls For Someone Else? Here's What To Do

My daughter is only 12, but she already knows a lot about dealing with debt collectors. Several times a week …

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Eleven Ways A Debt Collector May Be Breaking the Law

Every year, the Federal Trade Commission makes a report to Congress describing the debt collection complaints they received.

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When Marilyn Johnson’s husband died, she couldn’t afford the entire bill for the funeral, leaving her with an unpaid debt …

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