I’ve been living with dealing with debt since 1990 and began professionally helping people with debt problems in 1994. There are just fewer issues that come along these days that surprise me and teach this old dog something new. But once in a while one does. This one has to do with a incorrect assumption …
The following guest post was contributed by Jeremy Golden. Jeremy Golden, Esq. is one of the resident debt experts here at GetOutOfDebt.org that helps people for free. Jeremy is a consumer rights attorney licensed to practice in California. He represents individuals in cases against debt collectors for violations of the FDCPA. He also focuses on …
I’m happy to announce that attorney Jermey Golden has recently joined the team of growing experts here at GetOutOfDebt.org. Jeremy is an expert in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act issues, debt collector abuse and debt collection violations. Jeremy Golden, Esq. is one of the resident debt experts here at GetOutOfDebt.org that helps people for free. …
The 1977 federal law to protect consumers from abusive debt collectors, better known as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) has molded a profitable business opportunity for some lawyers. Some lawyers are using the law as a tool for lawsuits which results in some cases avoiding litigation in favor for quick settlements. Colorado has …
Well it looks like yet another attorney is on the verge of being disbarred for debt relief activities. This time it is Robert Lock, Esq from CCDN. His debt validation activities and sharing fees for referrals with non-lawyers is a critical part of the action against him by the Illinois Attorney Disciplinary Commission. BEFORE THE …
A tipster (send in your tips here) forwarded to me an article about Thomas Lyons, Esq. in Minnesota who was disbarred in 2010 for filing suits under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). While there is a need for consumers to have recourse in bringing legal suits …
In a case against Premiere Credit of North America by Holly Owens, she alleges that she was abused by a debt collector and in an attempt to collect a debt. If what is alleged in the complaint is true, the debt collector stepped waaaaay over the line. Here is what the complaint says. I’ve bolded …
Dee “Dear Steve, Nationwide credit is collecting a debt I owe to American Express. We negotiated a settlement amount and when I found out that I wasn’t going to have the amount we had agreed upon I sent them a fax asking to adjust the payment schedule. Initially a man called and said fine, then …
Martin Sher of AmSher Receivables Management in Birmingham, Alabama has recently made a huge step in the debt collection industry with “The Collector’s Pledge”. Sher, with over 30 years experience in the credit and collection industry was named as the president of ACA International (the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals) for 2010-2011. Sher co-owns …
Interesting article from News Chief in Winter Haven, Florida. Attorney Pete Barry points expectantly at the video screen, drawing the attention of 16 attorneys in a hotel conference room who have come to learn his trade secrets. On the screen, a debt collector with spiky hair is squirming, his eyes darting back and forth as …