- Its a small thing to plead but failure to plead it can lead to dismissal of your case
- Alabama A.G. wrongfully shuts down attorney who restructured debts for consumers to banks' chagrin
- Debt Buyers should be very careful in bankruptcy court
- Need a Loan Modification? Get your docs together!
- Oral Argument on the Bona Fide Error Defense
- The FDCPA Bona Error Defense goes before the Supreme Court early next year
- Collection agency posing as prosecuting attorney gets caught and pays $2.55 million
- Nice try, but I know about scams already
- Attorneys beware of Internet con
- Consumers beware - you may have skated past the creditor, but you may not be as lucky with the I.R.S.
- Angry judge cancels mortgage debt owed by couple
- They collect more than just credit information about you
- An ounce of fraud prevention.....
- When a "reasonable" reinvestigation is unreasonable under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Beware...that trade in can destroy your good credit
- COLLECTORS - Get your demand letters reviewed before they turn into big problems
- OMG....you just can't make this stuff up
- Dealing With Debt Collectors, the Easy Way
- FTC takes aim at lawyers and law firms with its new "Red Flag" rules
- FTC renders an advisory opinion as to what happens when the FDCPA runs afoul of the FCRA
- Collection Agencies - protect yourselves
- Michigan's new Mortgage Foreclosure Law can be a great help
- Do it yourself resources to save your home from foreclosure
- FTC "Red Flag" rules may apply to YOU....
- A respite for lawyers...the FDCPA does NOT require plain English in pleadings
- New tales of outrageous debt collectors actions...soon to be classics
- Pay Day Loan companies chummy up with Indians..is it wise?
- FTC hits collection agency with largest penalty in history
- The downward spiral of credit affects even those with great credit
- Wow...credit card companies are now paying consumers to close their accounts
- If you are in foreclosure, you need an exit strategy.
- What collectors and attorneys don't know about the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act can sink them
- Debt Collectors...beware
- A better way to collect....show respect to your customers
- Zen and the art of skipping that next mortgage payment...
- OMG....The CRA's are sooooo F'ed Up when it comes to ID theft!!!!
- Emotional damages are easier to obtain under the FDPCA and FCRA than under state laws
- Corporations provide no protection for violation of Builders Trust Fund Act
- Kudos to Legally Blawged
- Why suing on purchased debt is rarely successful.
- Should you take that asset if it has a lien on it?
- Attorneys...use these tips to collect your fees...
- Why purchasing debt is a bad bet at trial
- Ideas to defend against foreclosure
- In G-d, we trust and thank G-d for trusts to keep the creditors away from our assets.
- American Express sues Mastercard
- When collectors exert too much pressure....
- Suing your attorney? You have have to show that the debt was collectible.
- Live from New York...it Gary
- When good people give bad advise...be careful
- There may be a private cause of action against a Furnisher for failing to flag a debt as disputed by the Consumer.
- President Bush signs law clarifying FACTA
- Credit Repair Companies - Do they really have the goods to help?
- Attorneys for Debt Buyers beware...they are on to us!
- When is a collection notice not a collection notice?
- Your wages can get garnished for a student loan...without a judgment
- Payday Loans are risky business for both borrower and lender
- Zombie debt....it just won't die...
- Beware of this collector trick - credit card co signer vs. authorized user
- Collection agencies...going from bad to worse
- "Effectively conveyed notices" and other fairy tales
- Classic Mythical defenses to debt collection
- Beware of Julio and his book How to Legally Beat Debt Collectors.
- The 7th Circuit gives major clarification to collectors under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
- Be careful of bad blog advise about Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violations
- Pulling credit bureaus just got even more dangerous
- Beware...a summons and complaint may be an initial communication under the FDCPA.
- How to collect a time barred debt without violating Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- Got credit card debt???.....here is how to manage it YOUR WAY...
- Defense Attorneys - be careful when filing those affirmative defenses
- Collection agencies - when is manipulating your Caller ID signal a violation of FDCPA?
- Asset Protection Blog....Its great and I hate it
- Why and how attorneys should sue for their fees
- Asset Protection - CAN AN ORCHESTRATED DIVORCE BE USED AS AN ASSET PROTECTION DEVICE
- How to dispute an item on your credit report....its easy.
- How to avoid solicitation calls from lenders
- Get your free credit report...commercial free
- How to best manage your biggest asset....your credit score
- They have a judgment against me...what can I do now?
- Your credit report needs an annual check up
- Charged off debt is still YOUR debt
- FDCPA Defense trick - Offer of Judgment
- The limits of the FDCPA
- My best advice to debt buyers....DON'T DO IT
- Whoa..the Piggy back ride is over...
- FDCPA - trap - Do NOT require a consumer to put its dispute in writing
- The best way to build a lawyer's website...JUSTIA
- A debt collector thankful to the FTC
- End of the credit Piggy back ride?
- Firm Offer of Credit does not have to be quite so firm
- A Giant has fallen - John Mueller
- So when is a communication from a debt collector NOT subject to FDCPA
- Payday loans....the bad guys' side of the story
- Credit Repair Collection Blog
- "Is he really a lawyer" by Jonathan Stein
- As a collector...did you know.....???
- Collectors Gone Crazy....
- Wow...$2.6 million in punitive damages cut to a scant $400k
- FDCPA applies to attorney's communications to other attorneys
- $100,000 jury award to consumer harrassed by collection agency
- The dangers of credit reporting to collection agencies
- Consumers' demand for verification of debt does NOT have to be in writing
- Creditor's rights in bankruptcy
- I can't stand it anymore...I gotta say something
- Statute of Limitations - is not necessarily a case killer
- The ugly truths about medical debt
- Don't take advice from the angry and ignorant
- Are stay bond caps coming to Michigan?
- Maxed Out...the Movie...most disturbing
- High Volume Debt Collectors...BEWARE...
- Can one get in trouble for pursuing a time barred debt?
- What in hell is wrong with collection agencies these days??
- What are you carrying in your wallet?..an FDCPA Claim?
- My first hand account of FDCPA Abuse leads to a lawsuit
- HIPPA Violation may lead to class action
- Short articles for the business person
- Protecting those who protect us and our country
- FDCPA Class Action certified against NY Law Firm
- IRS Begins Debt Recovery Program with Private Collectors today
- Remember - The standard is the LEAST Sophisticated Debtor
- Special Bar Association Rules for Debt Collection Attorneys
- Congratulations to Nitzkin and Associates
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Attorneys Fees may be reduced by results
- Michigan Collection Law - Collection Agency gets nailed by NY Attorney General
- IRS's Plan to use private collectors is halted
- Prominent Debt Collection Law Firm hit with jury verdict
- Michigan Debt collection Law Preempted again by the Feds?
- Michigan Debt Collection Attorneys finally get a break in the bankruptcy court
- Michigan Debt Collection Lawyer Tip - Fraudulent Transfers Trick and Trap
- Free Desktop search software for Dennis Kennedy Blog subscribers
- Chicago to hire ex cons as debt collectors
- Illinois Attorney General Pursues Collection Agency
- no...its better to receiver from the Receiver
- ABA Tech Show was inspiring
