Collection Recon

Debt Collector Created Fake Courtroom To Coerce People To Pay

Posted on 03. Oct, 2012 by Collections Recon.

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Unicredit America Inc., the Erie, Pa.-based collection agency that used a fake courtroom to coerce debtors to pay, could have to pay more than $1.2 million in penalties pending a ruling by Senior Erie County Judge John A. Bozza.

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U.S. Calls Debt Collectors on Student Loans

Posted on 26. Mar, 2012 by Collections Recon.

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The debt collector on the other end of the phone gave Oswaldo Campos an ultimatum:

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Consumer Confidential: US has an eye on debt collectors

Posted on 27. Feb, 2012 by Collections Recon.

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Pamela Johnson of Orange, Calif., is one of many people who has recently received notices from a debt collector called West Bay Acquisitions over supposedly unreturned Hollywood Video DVDs.

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Debt collector sued for violations of deceptive trade laws

Posted on 16. Jan, 2012 by Collections Recon.

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A debt collector is being sued for calling a consumer and leaving messages without disclosing its true business name in violation of federal and Texas laws.

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Debt collector gives insights for holiday shoppers

Posted on 21. Dec, 2011 by Collections Recon.

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The benevolence of the holiday spirit can often hinder good sense for the bearer of gifts, mostly a symptom of internalized financial issues that some simply find too embarrassing or personal to discuss or face.

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Debt collector likens title company’s action to blackmail

Posted on 05. Dec, 2011 by Collections Recon.

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A big player in the Las Vegas residential real estate market has filed a lawsuit claiming it’s being blackmailed by a major title insurance company in a dispute over foreclosures.

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Debt Collector Complaints Spike As Americans Struggle To Pay Bills

Posted on 20. Nov, 2011 by Collections Recon.

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As the down economy makes it increasingly difficult for Americans to pay their bills, debt collectors are targeting consumers in droves, prompting an uptick in complaints against the companies.