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- Tricks To Stop Debt Collectors And Remove Bankruptcy From Your Credit Report
- Every day thousands of consumers are harassed by debt collectors and many of them have their rights violated by these collectors. The good news is that you can use those violations to have the debts eliminated and your credit repaired in the process. If you know the law, your credit...
- White papers 2007-11-21
- Say on Pay: Complaints About Debt Collectors Surge
- As Americans sink further into debt, so does their distaste for paying it back. Complaints about debt collection rose 34 percent from 2004 to 2008, according to a new FTC report. The agency last year received roughly 79,000 complaints regarding those third-party debt collection services everyone loves...
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
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- Case highlights flaws in debt collector law
- "Every minute of every day" is how often one attorney says illegal debt-collection practices are used against consumers. Debra K. Lumpkins, managing attorney of the consumer unit for Gateway Legal Services, said she had heard some horrendous stories about collection activities - including one about a collector who...
- Research articles 2006-10-04
- Transcom WorldWide S.A. acquires Czech debt collector
- NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-29 April 2005-Transcom WorldWide S.A. acquires Czech debt collectorC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Swedish-controlled European CRM customer relationship management operator Transcom WorldWide S.A. said on Friday (29 April) that it had acquired the Czech debt collector Creditexpress CR s.r.o. for a cash consideration of EUR1.5m. The...
- Research articles 2005-04-29
- Transcom WorldWide SA acquires Austrian debt collector IS Inkasso
- NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-3 September 2007-Transcom WorldWide SA acquires Austrian debt collector IS InkassoC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The Swedish-controlled, Luxembourg-based customer relationship management CRM solutions and debt collection services provider Transcom WorldWide SA said on Monday (3 September) that it has acquired 100% of IS Inkasso Service Group, the...
- Research articles 2007-09-03
- Debt collector engaged in harassment and coercion.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-9 August 2000-ACCC: Debt collector engaged in harassment and coercion C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09082000 The Federal Court, Perth has found that Cash Return Mercantile Pty Ltd Cash Return, a debt collection agency, and its former agent, Ms ...
- Research articles 2000-08-09
- Defendant not a 'debt collector' under the Fair Debt Collection
- A lawsuit against American Water Services, Inc., a company that manages the billing and collection operations for the Buffalo Water Board and Buffalo Sewer Authority, was dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York based on the court's determination that the company was not a...
- Research articles 2004-07-02
- Earnings Disappoint at Pennsylvania Debt Collector NCO Group.
- By Benjamin Y. Lowe, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 23--Saying the economic slowdown was making it more expensive to be a debt collector, NCO Group Inc. said yesterday its profit for the second quarter would be lower than it had...
- Research articles 2001-07-23
- Case alleges foul debt collection practices
- "Every minute of every day" is how often one attorney says illegal debt-collection practices are used against consumers. Debra K. Lumpkins, managing attorney of the consumer unit for Gateway Legal Services Inc., said she has heard some horrendous stories about collection activities -including one about a collector who...
- Research articles 2006-10-03
- Case alleges foul debt collection practices
- "Every minute of every day" is how often one attorney says illegal debt-collection practices are used against consumers.Debra K. Lumpkins, managing attorney of the consumer unit for Gateway Legal Services Inc., said she has heard some horrendous stories about collection activities -including one about a collector who claimed to be...
- Research articles 2006-10-03
- Debt collection: under scrutiny by ACCC and ASIC.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-8 November 2004-AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION: Debt collection: under scrutiny by ACCC and ASICC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11082004 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission today issued a brochure outlining their roles...
- Research articles 2004-11-08
- The Perils of Debt Collection By Illinosis Attorneys: Ten Common Misconceptions About The FDCPA
- Lawyer's loss prevention is a never ending dilemma. Just when a practitioner feels he or she understands their exposure to malpractice, along comes a regulatory scheme which imposes a new way of looking at things, often with serious consequences. In order to minimize this, attorneys who are involved to any...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Rival eyes Repcol after debt deal.
- Byline: Michael Weir Apr 19, 2007 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Sydney debt collector Credit Corp Group has negotiated a deal with National Australia Bank NAB, the banker of Western Australian rival Repcol. Credit Corp has acquired NAB's fixed and floating...
- Research articles 2007-04-19
- Judge shuts down Rockford, Ill.-based debt collector accused of illegal tactics.
- By Tom Rybarczyk, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 9--A Rockford-based debt-collection agency that federal regulators accused Wednesday of using threats of jail time and other illegal tactics to collect old debts has been forced to shut down. ...
- Research articles 2004-12-09
- Roanoke, Va., debt collector draws complaints of harassment of debtors.
- By Deirdre Conner, The Roanoke Times, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 19--A Roanoke debt collection agency celebrated as one of the nation's fastest-growing companies routinely harasses debtors and violates federal law, according to legal proceedings and complaints filed with consumer...
- Research articles 2004-09-19
- Debt collector squeezed.
- Jun 24, 2003 (Herald Sun - ABIX via COMTEX) Debt collection company, Collection House, has downgraded its profit forecast. Net profit for 2002-03 is expected to be between $A8 million and $A9 million. Upon announcing the company's third downgrade in five months, its shares...
- Research articles 2003-06-24
- Money: WEALTH CHECK - Debts pose a few problems for a former debt
- ELLIE NICHOL is a debt collector turned debtor. "When I was at university I worked part-time for Lloyds TSB," she says. "My job was to ring people to find out why they had fallen behind on repayments. It was tough but it was an interesting education." Ms Nichol, 24, now...
- Research articles 2003-11-15
- Debt collector gives old boss another go.
- Apr 09, 2003 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) Shares in Collection House, a Brisbane-based debt collection business, closed down $A0.31 at $A1.44 on 9 April 2003. The price is the company's lowest since listing on the Australian Stock Exchange in October...
- Research articles 2003-04-10
- Philadelphia Debt Collector Succeeds Due to Management, Technology.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10 -- Debt collection is an unforgiving business. Costs can be unpredictable, competition fierce, clients fickle, and the work unpleasant. But NCO Group Inc. of Fort Washington has won at the game with a tough-minded management...
- Research articles 1999-08-10
- Asset Acceptance, TRW Automotive make it a big week for local IPOs.(News)
- Byline: Katie Merx Consumer-debt collector Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. began trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange last Thursday with an initial public offering of 7 million shares. The Warren-based company, trading under the symbol AACC, init Byline: Katie Merx ...
- Research articles 2004-02-09
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