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CreditRage -24- How to Stop Collection Agencies
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I often get asked what to do to stop collection agencies.
While that is not a question you can answer with a simple answer, on this podcast, I try [...]
CreditRage -17- Evidence Against You
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First of all, I stutter in this podcast right out of the gate! It made me laugh while I was posting it, so I didn't edit it out. Anyhow...
I wanted [...]
Case Law: Palmer v. Hoffman: hearsay exception for business records
Similar to the LVNV case from yesterday's post, here is the case that was used by Mastaw.
This is a Supreme Court ruling.
In summary:
"In short, it is [...]
Case Law: LVNV FUNDING, LLC v. MASTAW: hearsay exception for business records
In dealing with business records being admitted as evidence, this case is a great read. See attached. lvnv-v-mastaw-tn-14-dec-2011
Here is the summary:
This [...]
Who can you add to a FDCPA lawsuit?
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I get many questions about who can be added to a FDCPA lawsuit. You will want to add as many as you can if you want to add to the statutory damages.
In [...]
Inquiries Question from Shawn in Wyoming – Inquiries FCRA
He is a question that was emailed to me last night:
I have several third party debt collectors and dirtbag attorneys who have made inquiries in some of my [...]
CreditRage -11- Are we embellishing our results?
There is a lot of collection industry chatter about Pro Se lawsuits involving consumer law. There seems to be a industry line that settlements are much [...]
Settlement Recieved! FIA Card Services
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A quick note to mention that my wife received a settlement Saturday from FIA Card Services. They used to call themselves MBNA.
As with most settlements, [...]
There is going to be a drama TV series about Debt Collectors
From the "It was a slow day at NotLegalAdvice.org" file:
If you haven't got enough of debt collectors calling you and sending you letters, you will soon be [...]
Collection Agency Worker Charged with Identity Theft
Two people were charged in a scheme to steal identities of consumers. One person, Deatrice Smith Williams, was the employee of the agency and the other was [...]