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• What are My Rights When in Debt

  
  Credit Repair | Free Bad Credit Repair Debt Consolidation Loans — Authority: 137
  If dealing with your creditors and debt collectors is starting to stress you out, there are steps that you can take to regain your composure.  The following advice is based on the stipulations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.  At the end of this article are tips on how to deal with debt collectors who ...
  4 days ago

• Looking for Bad Credit Loans

  
  Loans For People On Benefits — Authority: 107
  If you want to buy something that you can’t afford right now then you may consider borrowing the money. The biggest purchases that most people make are their house and car. Loans and mortgages make it possible to buy these things, without one you wouldn’t be able to. Loans are useful for other purposes where you ...
  5 days ago

• Seven Things You Need To Know About Delinquent Credit Cards

  
  Reed's Bankruptcy Blog — Authority: 138
  Most credit card companies will send a delinquent credit card account to a collection agency after 180 days of no payment.  These delinquent credit card accounts are usually sold for pennies on the dollar.Debt collectors who hold your credit card [...]Related posts: Debtor Alert: “Credit ...
  1 week ago

• Unemployed, Pregnant, and Can’t Afford the Payments – Erin

  
  How to Get Out of Debt - Free Help — Authority: 154
  “Dear Steve, Unemployed, pregnant, and cant afford the payments demanded by the debt collectors. I am trying to make the demanded payments by the debt collectors, with out defaulting on my car payment, insurance, and medical bills. Do I have to send the collection agency the payment they are demanding, or can I ...
  1 week ago

• How to Stop Debt Collector Harassment

  
  Smart Money Daily — Authority: 92
  How many people do you think get their rights violated daily by debt collectors? The number is probably quite astounding. As a college student, I’ve been on both sides of these conversations. I worked a medical billing company where we collected past due debts, and I have past due debts. So I know how tough both can ...
  1 week ago

• NCO Financial Group Inc to Buy Axiant (aka Mann Bracken)

  
  FMD Consumer Blog — Authority: 92
  Accretive is a big hedge fund that “owned” Axiant and Mann Bracken (which I believe is actually one and the same, Axiant being a shell company in my opinion). NCO Financial (part of NCO Group) has had it share of Federal lawsuits against them for FDCPA, FCRA and other violations . Now that they own even more ...
  1 week ago

• How to Pay Off a Car Loan Faster?

  
  The Truth of Credit — Authority: 110
  Let’s face it, for most people in New York City a car is a necessity. Unless you are Amish or under the age of 16, you probably either have a car or need one badly. The problem is coming up with $10,000 to $50,000 for a new car is not easy to get for most of us. In fact, the majority need to borrow from parents or ...
  1 week ago

• Can a Creditor Sue Me After Setting up a Payment Plan?

  
  The Truth of Credit — Authority: 110
  Let’s get the disclaimer out of the way: I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY . More importantly, I don’t know the laws in your state or your personal situation. All I have is years of experience and a fairly good idea how creditors (generally credit card companies) work. So I want to write this post for the person who is ...
  1 week ago

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  nikkypals.com — Authority: 170
  www.fixmyuglycredit.com Click link now to discover 8 secrets to a 680 credit score…. Stop debt collectors…and credit bureaus…and credit repair companies from trapping you in bad credit. Improve your credit scores fast. http
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• More Consumer Rights On the Way?

  
  Caveat Emptor — Authority: 104
  A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) urges legislators to revise the Fair Debt Collection and Practices Act (FDCPA) to give consumers more rights. Debt defaults are at the highest level in 18 years, which has presumably led to more people than ever being contacted by debt collectors. The ...
  1 week ago

• Debt Collection Company Accepts $2.55 Million Judgment

  
  Reed's Bankruptcy Blog — Authority: 138
  According to an article in the Star-Telegram, American Corrective Counseling Services, a debt collection company has agreed to a $2.55 million judgment to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of debtors who claimed they were wrongly led to believe they had to pay costly fees to avoid criminal charges for bouncing ...
  1 week ago

• The seven deadly sins of debt – Moneysupermarket.com | UK …

  
  IVA UK Information Centre — Authority: 149
  The seven deadly sins of debt Moneysupermarket.com For some a more formal solution will be required, such as a debt management plan or possibly an individual voluntary arrangement or even bankruptcy . … and more »Continued here:The seven deadly sins of debt – Moneysupermarket.com | UK …
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• I’m Unemployed, Pregnant, and Can’t Afford to Pay Debt Collectors. – Erin

  
  How to Get Out of Debt - Free Help — Authority: 154
  “Dear Steve, Unemployed, pregnant, and cant afford the payments demanded by the debt collectors. I am trying to make the demanded payments by the debt collectors, with out defaulting on my car payment, insurance, and medical bills. Do I have to send the collection agency the payment they are demanding, or can I ...
  2 weeks ago

• Am I Responsible For My Parents Debt? [Collection Agencies]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 797
  Jays parents have gotten quite, uh, spendy with their retirement income, and now theyve got a lot of debt they cant pay off. This has become Jays problem not because hes a party to any of the debt, but because theyve put him down as a reference and now bill collectors are harassing him. He writes: I have an ...
  2 weeks ago

• Tips on Writing a Dispute Letter to a Collection Agency

  
  Credit Repair | Free Bad Credit Repair Debt Consolidation Loans — Authority: 137
  Creditors usually transfer the collection of debts that are long past due to a collection agency.  Many consumers have experienced problems in dealing with a collection agency.  Some agencies have been known to violate the rules stipulated in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. As a borrower, you ...
  2 weeks ago

• How to Sue Debt Collectors

  
  Bargaineering — Authority: 660
  Now that you are aware of what happens when debt collectors violate the FDCPA and you have some recorded phone calls, credit reporting violations, and false or misleading statements by a collector, what do you do then? You sue them. Nothing gets a company’s attention like slapping them with a lawsuit. As the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Bill Collector Accused Of Offering Debt Forgiveness For Sex [Creepy]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 797
  A Rent-A-Center employee near Detroit has allegedly found a new approach to helping consumers get out of debt: making their bills go away in exchange for sex. They said he is an account representative for Rent-A-Center and went to the 21-year-old womans home Oct. 22 to discuss a delinquent account. During the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Credit card addiction: How to spot the warnings signs and break the habit

  
  WalletPop Blog — Authority: 695
  Filed under: Credit , Debt , Recession Diaries , Credit Reports , Economizer , Credit cards With more than $40,000 in credit card debt and more than 20 credit cards to her name, Diana Ryan didnt think she had a problem -- even though her husband had no idea just how many pieces of plastic she had tucked in ...
  4 weeks ago

• How can i settle my debt with multiple creditors harassing me every week?

  
  Consolidate Credit Debt — Authority: 112
    Powered by Max Banner Ads   I owe about 2 grand of debt to different debt collectors. I work and attend college like most young adults my age, but does not make a lot of money every 2 weeks. I really want to get rid of my debt but does not know the best way how. What should I do?
  4 weeks ago

• US States Implement Stricter Rules on Debt Collection

  
  TFGI — Authority: 117
  Consumers facing increasing delinquencies are also facing more aggressive debt collection procedures. Anyone who has had to deal with professional debt collectors knows they can be ruthless at times. Because of this ruthlessness the US Congress passed national consumer credit laws that limited the actions of debt ...
  4 weeks ago

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