I have written on the California Personal Injury and Insurance Blog about talking to an attorney after a car accident. But, it is also important to talk to an attorney if you are in debt or receiving calls or letters…
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California Debt Blog: Regional Arbitration Services
I have recently been contacted by several people who have had dealings with this company. As far as I can tell, Regional Arbitration Services is not an arbitration company at all, but rather a debt collection agency. I have never…
California Debt Blog: Aggressive Debt Collection Tactics
Jim Puzzanghera of the LA Times wrote a great story on debt collection tactics. Jim’s first paragraph tells the story of most people these days: “Hard economic times have helped push millions of Americans deeply into debt, plunging many into…
California Debt Blog: NCO gets sued by a burger chain
This is interesting. Whataburger, which by the way, has great burgers, has sued NCO Financial for debt collection violations. Why, you ask? Because NCO kept calling Whataburger and harassing its employees. From Chron.com: “Everyone hates harassing calls from unrelenting debt…
California Debt Blog: Free Consumer Reports
It has been a while since I have shared this so I thought I would put it out there again. I have written a TON of free reports about the legal system, the law, insurance companies and personal injury cases….
California Debt Blog: Problems with Debt Collection Lawsuits
The New York Times has an excellent article on the problem with debt collection lawsuits. The article starts with this: “The same problems that plagued the foreclosure process — and prompted a multibillion-dollar settlement with big banks — are now…
California Debt Blog: Senator Plans Reforms to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Minnesota Senator Al Franken recently announced that he plans on introducing additional protections for consumers under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Franken’s actions were prompted by a newspaper’s investigative reporting which uncovered some of debt collectors’ shadier tactics, including…
California Debt Blog: Pressure to Pay Others’ Debts a Growing Problem
A new problem with debt collectors has been emerging in recent years – debt collectors who pursue the wrong people in order to collect a debt owed by someone else. Some collectors even know that they are pursuing the wrong…
California Debt Blog: Debtors Fighting Back Against Collectors in Court
Recently, I wrote about the flood of lawsuits from creditors seeking payment on debts, often with little or no proof that the debt is even owed. The other side of the coin, highlighted by this article, shows that debtors are…
California Debt Blog: Harassed Debtor Wins $1.5 Million Verdict Against Debt Collectors
Allen Jones, from Lewisville, Texas, won a large verdict earlier this month against a collections agency that violated Texas debt collection laws. Jones, 26, claims he owed an $81 credit card debt, which was actually paid off at the time…