Wakefield and Associates: What You Need to Know

Wakefield and Associates is one of the most well-established debt collection agencies in the U.S., specializing primarily in medical debt recovery and healthcare revenue cycle management. With over 75 years in the industry, the company has become a major player in the collections world, employing more than 900 associates across eight offices nationwide. But while …

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WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. – CFPB Complaint ID 3049232

Date Received: 2018-10-17T00:00:00 Product: Medical debt Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided Consumer Complaint: In XX/XX/2010 I had a ambulance ride to XXXX hospital. They mailed my bill to the wrong address and I could not submit it to my health insurance to …

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WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. – CFPB Complaint ID 3060969

Date Received: 2018-10-30T00:00:00 Product: Medical debt Issue: Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided Consumer Complaint: XXXX XXXX, Team Leader of Wakefield & Associates, Employee # XXXX has continued to call and harass me and my family. This debt is from XX/XX/2013 and should have already …

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WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. – CFPB Complaint ID 3014978

Date Received: 2018-09-10T00:00:00 Product: Medical debt Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided Consumer Complaint: Dear Sir/Madam, Inreference to complaint ID XXXX The XXXX XXXX XXXX wakefield & associates or XXXX XXXX XXXX wakefield & associates as they call themselves claim they were not paid by my …

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WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. – CFPB Complaint ID 3015306

Date Received: 2018-09-10T00:00:00 Product: Medical debt Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided Consumer Complaint: XXXX XXXX Wakefield & Associates Date : XX/XX/XXXX Re : Acct # To Whom It May Concern : I have previously sent you a request to validate my debt under the Fair …

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WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. – CFPB Complaint ID 3014693

Date Received: 2018-09-10T00:00:00 Product: Medical debt Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided Consumer Complaint: A.R.S. 12-548 ( A ) ( 1 ) specifies a contract in writing that is executed in Arizona State. Section 609 ( e ) ( 1 ) of Public Law 91-508, Fair …

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WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. – CFPB Complaint ID 2961598

Date Received: 2018-07-12T00:00:00 Product: Medical debt Issue: Written notification about debt Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/2018 I sent out a debt validation letter not a verification letter to Wakefield and associates asking them for validation.The letter arrived on XX/XX/2018 at XXXX the law states that collection agencies must …

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WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. – CFPB Complaint ID 2951933

Date Received: 2018-07-03T00:00:00 Product: Medical debt Issue: False statements or representation Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided Consumer Complaint: I was XXXX XXXX and had to be given hospital an XXXX by insistence of police officers who cuffed me in my own house because they thought I was drunk. Now a false crediting …

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WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. – CFPB Complaint ID 2954412

Date Received: 2018-07-05T00:00:00 Product: Medical debt Issue: Communication tactics Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided Consumer Complaint: I have written to Wakefield and associates requesting validation and to cease contact until I have received validation of the alleged debt. I sent this letter certified mail which they received on XX/XX/2018. XXXX from Wakefield …

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WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. – CFPB Complaint ID 2924785

Date Received: 2018-06-02T00:00:00 Product: Medical debt Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided Consumer Complaint: This company Wakefield associates just put this as a case from XX/XX/XXXX which is a LIE, I took My son to an emergency room and he had insurance I told them I …

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