Debt Collection | Debt Collection News for 03/04/2010



From the News-Sentinel - FortWayne.com
On Tuesday, despite brave but doomed objections from Kentucky Republican Jim Bunning, the U.S. Senate proudly passed a bill that will, among other things, extend unemployment benefits by adding $10 billion to the national debt even president Obama ...

Help With Debt Collection Problems | WITHOUTDEBTS.COM
happyvee wrote an interesting post today onHere's a quick excerptWhen you have been sent to collections, your life gets turned upside down. You feel up against...

InsideARM: Rent-a-Center Settles Debt Collection Probe for Nearly .
Rent-a-Center Settles Debt Collection Probe for Nearly $350000. March 2, 2010. The national rental chain will pay the state of . Topics: Collection Laws · Debt Collection News. Companies: Rent-a-Center. Related Resources. News ...

Sanral raises another R837m
The agency will continue to raise funds to ensure e-tolling is a reality in 2011...

Purported 'Debt Collector' Pleads Guilty in Ponzi Case - The Street Sweeper

Purported 'Debt Collector' Pleads Guilty in Ponzi Case
The Street Sweeper
Noah Schapiro, a former stockbroker who claimed he was a debt collector, pleaded guilty last week to grand larceny for a scam that cost his victims around .

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Tax collection performance mixed in February (BusinessWorld Online)
THE BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) expects to have exceeded its collection goal for February, while the Customs bureau said it likely fell short of target...

The Most Cost Effective Process Of Debt Collection For A Small .
When a small company is faced with an unpaid bill for work performed or goods provided to a larger company, the small company will have to find out how to do...

Debt Collectors Will Pay More Than $1 Million to Settle FTC Charges - Media Newswire (press release)

Debt Collectors Will Pay More Than $1 Million to Settle FTC Charges
Media Newswire (press release)
A nationwide debt collector has agreed to pay a civil fine of more than $1 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law .

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Debt-collection law firm Mann Bracken in receivership (Baltimore Sun)
Debt-collection law firm to be liquidated as it seeks files, funds from spinoff, Axiant Debt-collection law firm Mann Bracken, which threw the courts and the collections industry into disarray after abruptly shutting its doors last month, has been placed into receivership and will have its assets liquidated...

Debt Collection Agencies Go Green | www.TheBusinessIdea.com
Everyone seems to be going green right now and collection companies are now following suit. Agencies such as Pacific Northwest Collections are now eliminating paper files and instead are using a piece of software called Document Locater ...

Letters to the editor March 4 - Nevada Appeal
Let me see if I understand Gov. Gibbons' proposal to help fund teacher salaries by providing education gift certificates. There are to be tip jars located at DMV offices where Nevadans can contribute any loose change toward paying teacher salaries ...

State watching Rent-a-Center's collection methods after lawsuit - KVEW

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State watching Rent-a-Center's collection methods after lawsuit
KVEW
Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna says, "We are not going to tolerate harassment of customers with aggressive debt collection techniques. .
Rent-A-Center settles lawsuit with stateKOMO News
Rental company agrees not to trespass, use violence in state settlementSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Rent-A-Center settles collection practices suitLegal News Line
Northwest Cable News -MyNorthwest.com -Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
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Canton looks to cut costs of garbage collection (The Canton Repository)
For decades, Canton garbage collectors and truck drivers have been allowed by contract to finish their route and go home early. They also have been paid extra for helping finish another route. With costs soaring, however, the union and administration are addressing the issue in ongoing contract negotiations...

Should I File a Debt Collection Class Action Lawsuit? | Phillips .
This is a blog regularly updated by Massachusetts attorneys Phillips & Garcia. These short, informative posts cover legal news, current events, information, tips, and office announcements regarding wrongful foreclosure, consumer class ...

Rossi speech slams Smitherman
The topic was fixing Toronto's financial crisis, but peppered throughout his policy-heavy speech at the Toronto Board of Trade, Rocco Rossi fired zingers at his main mayoral rival and the TTC - among others...

Attorney General Corbett hosts Philadelphia consumer fair as part of National Consumer Week
As part of national "Consumer Week" activities, the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection is hosting a Consumer Fair on Thursday, March 4th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at The Gallery Mall, 12th and Market Streets entrance , in Center City Philadelphia...

Watch for Debt Collection Scams | FreeCreditScoreHelp.com
Debt collection scams that are damaging individual's credit histories and credit scores that were closed by the FTC...

Get help, get a plan and you'll get out of debt (Toronto Star)
Q: Through years of barely making ends meet as a single mother, I used credit cards to break even every month...

Brian Monteith: Men in motion plot election win
THE prince of darkness spun round and round in his black leather designer chair, kicking repeatedly against the 18th-century mahogany desk...

Jay-Z Associate the Target in Debt Collection Probe (The Boombox)
Filed under: Hip-Hop , Hip-Hop News , Busted For a mogul with so much money, Jay-Z has had a pretty remarkably clean business life (baring the whole coming up as a crack dealer thing). Besides the stray bad investment, which anyone with hundreds of millions can take now and then, Hov has kept his hands out of the various lawsuits and accusations that often accompany success. David Rosenberg, Jay ...

Debt Relief and USA Debt Help
Almost everyone needs financial aid and debt relief due to the every increasing unemployment rate, poor performance of the stock market, and lowering of the homes' value...

Court puts debt collection firm Mann Bracken in receivership (Baltimore Sun)
Debt collection law firm Mann Bracken, which threw the courts and collections industry into disarray after abruptly shutting its doors last month, has been placed into receivership by the Montgomery County Circuit Court...

Publisher David Black on his boat the Esperanza in the Strait of Georgia
Victoria, Toronto - From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Mar. 03, 2010 2:00AM EST Last updated on Thursday, Mar...

TASC Executive Director to Discuss Debt Settlement at Collections . - YAHOO!
Madison, Wis. (PRWEB) March 4, 2010 -- David Leuthold, Executive Director of The Association of Settlement Companies (TASC), will provide insight on the benefits of debt settlement at the 14th Annual Collections & Credit Risk Conference , held March ...

Spanish Debt Collection Company Humiliates Debtors Into Paying Up .
Would you be mortified if a man in a tuxedo and a top hat followed you into a restaurant and silently joined your lunch date? How about a trio of men with more to love dressed like superheroes asking your neighbors for donations to ...

Buyers have their challenges, but the battered American homeowner has . - Boston Globe
With rates dipping below 5 percent again, there are billions in potential savings for millions of homeowners out there. How many? Roughly 37 percent of all homeowners with conforming, 30-year mortgages are now paying 6 percent or more on their loans ...

Jay-Z Associate the Target in Debt Collection Probe - The Boombox
Based in Ohio, the firm is one of those debt collection agencies with a fancy sounding name. And surprise, the company's tactics are totally brutal and unethical. They've been sued more than 100 times for a range of consumer abuses ...

Indebted to China - Anniston Star
. great nation, collecting $1 to $5 from each of us, assuring the public, in writing, that all proceeds would go toward paying off this debt? These volunteer diplomats must do their job of collection for free. Are you listening, Mr. President?..

Gordon Donaldson, 87; helped create Harvard Senior Faculty Center - Boston Globe
Gordon Donaldson spent almost 40 years teaching, researching, and shaping the future of Harvard Business School as a key figure in hiring and faculty promotions. EURśHe worked well with everybody, and he was hugely trusted, said John H. McArthur ...

New Bill Could Help Consumer Credit, Economy
Share + Mar 3, 2010 10:00 pm US/Central 40 Percent of Americans have unpaid medical collections that are damaging their credit scores Reporting Carol Cavazos FORT WORTH 1 of 1 Experts say that more than half of Americans have not checked their credit score in the past year, and doing so may cost them a loan in the future...

Ohio Collection Agency Settles FTC Charges - Collections & Credit Risk (blog)

Ohio Collection Agency Settles FTC Charges
Collections & Credit Risk (blog)
. the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by continuing to claim that the consumer owed the debt - without trying to confirm or dispute the information. .
Debt Collector To Pay $1.1 Million To Settle FTC AllegationsCapital.gr (press release)

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Portugal stands firm on austerity measures
Published on Thursday, Mar. 04, 2010 6:59AM EST P ortugal's government refused to back down from its austerity plan despite a national strike by civil servants Thursday...

Nutter to present budget to Council on Thursday
Proclaiming that his administration cannot "just cut our way out" of a $150 million deficit, Mayor Nutter yesterday proposed a pair of new tax programs: one levying a two-penny-per-ounce charge on sugary drinks, and another charging property owners $300 a year for trash collection...

New Edition: International Debt Collections Handbook! - PR Newswire (press release)

New Edition: International Debt Collections Handbook!
PR Newswire (press release)
AMSTERDAM, March 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Atradius Collections, the global expert in domestic and cross-border debt collections, releases today the new .

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Destination Maternity Reports Sales For February 2010 - Stockhouse
Destination Maternity Corporation (Nasdaq: DEST), the world's leading maternity apparel retailer, today reported that net sales for the month of February 2010 decreased 1.4% to $42.1 million from $42.7 million reported for the month of February 2009 ...

Experts Say New Credit Card Rules will Significantly Impact ARM Industry - InsideARM

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Experts Say New Credit Card Rules will Significantly Impact ARM Industry
InsideARM
While this may appear to be like a method to decrease defaults, the overall credit market along with the debt buying and debt collection markets will likely .
Are You an Authorized User on Someone Else's Credit Card Account?RisMedia.com (press release)

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IIF group issues warning on market risks
An international group of market watchers says that it is worried about the re-emergence of possible systemic risks due to regulatory reform uncertainty and the fiscal policy tightrope that many countries are walking...

Settle Credit Card Debt for Pennies? (Fox News)
Since Roman times, total debt forgiveness has been a persistent myth. The theory is that creditors would rather get back something than nothing...

Oil Company Lawsuit
The heat is on for a heating oil company on the North Shore: The Massachusetts Attorney General slapped the company with a lawsuit today...

Portuguese workers in pay strikes
Portugal's public sector workers are staging a 24-hour strike in the latest protest to hit a European country imposing a national austerity plan...

Students, professors set to defend higher education
A movement born of $1 billion in budget cuts to California's state university system has blossomed into a nationwide protest, as students and professors in 33 states will challenge administrators and state lawmakers to ante up...

Service to aid in warrant collection
Neglecting to pay a traffic ticket may cost you more than a fine. While those who receive citations and do not pay in a timely manner eventually are issued warrants for arrest, violators may not be able to receive or renew a driver's license...

Jay-Z Associate the Target in Debt Collection Probe - The BoomBox (blog)

Jay-Z Associate the Target in Debt Collection Probe
The BoomBox (blog)
Based in Ohio, the firm is one of those debt collection agencies with a fancy sounding name. And surprise, the company's tactics are totally brutal and .

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Gordon Donaldson, 87; helped create Harvard Senior Faculty Center
Gordon Donaldson spent almost 40 years teaching, researching, and shaping the future of Harvard Business School as a key figure in hiring and faculty promotions...

Spanish Debt Collection Company Humiliates Debtors Into Paying Up .
Would you be embarrassed if someone in atop hat and tuxedo followed you into a restaurant and silently joined your lunch date? How about a trio of men with more to love dressed like superheroes asking your neighbors for donations to ...

Mayor Nutter to Propose New Budget Today - NBC Philadelphia
To view this video you must to have Flash Player 9.0 or later installed. Click to download the most recent version of Flash. Mayor Michael Nutter hopes to close next year's budget shortage through a soda tax and fees for trash pickup. The two-cents ...

Beregi takes credit for turning debt collector around (The Age)
Listed debt collectors in recent years have had a rough time of it on the sharemarket and have been very much out of favour...

Latest Laws On Debt Consolidation And Credit Card Consolidation - US Money Talk News

US Money Talk News

Latest Laws On Debt Consolidation And Credit Card Consolidation
US Money Talk News
There are Fair Debt Collection Laws that will compensate you for harassment of debt collections. You could get up to $1000 compensation if you do owe or .
Settle Credit Card Debt - Why Credit Card Companies Can Afford to Eliminate .BigNews.biz (press release)
Best Credit Card Debt Relief Programs: How to Get StartedMarket Wire (press release)
Credit Card Debt Consolidation Loans Nullifies Your Credit Card DebtBatchBuzz (satire)

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New Edition: International Debt Collections Handbook! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Atradius Collections, the global expert in domestic and cross-border debt collections, releases today the new extended edition of its International Debt Collections Handbook...

Refi at Sky 55
The battered economy has a prominent development group seeking permission to restructure the financing behind Sky 55, a glassy, 40-story tower that was one of the first rental buildings to go up in the South Loop during the boom years...

Persolvo Data Systems Enable a Single Debt Settlement Negotiator to Complete 404 Settlements in January (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
IRVINE, Calif.----Persolvo Data Systems announced today that a single negotiator at Nationwide Support Services, one of Persolvos debt settlement clients, completed 404 settlements using the Persolvo system during the month of January, resulting in the settlement of approximately $1.8 million of debt...

George Smitherman's slippery stance: Levy
Just before noon Wednesday, the George Smitherman for Mayor campaign released a statement saying he was prepared to look at outsourcing some city services to the private sector to help solve Toronto's fiscal crisis...

State lawmakers seek to bolster consumer protections against collection agencies - The Colorado Independent

State lawmakers seek to bolster consumer protections against collection agencies
The Colorado Independent
DENVEREUR The House passed legislation Monday meant to tighten guidelines on debt collection agency practices, offering Colorado .

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Portugal braces for strike over austerity measures
ISBON, Portugal - Portugal prepared for disruption at schools, hospitals and public offices Thursday during a 24-hour strike by government employees protesting a planned pay freeze...

5 money jams bankruptcy can fix - Yahoo Finance
In tough economic times, bankruptcy can provide a pathway out of financial distress. However, deciding whether to file can be confusing and daunting. "There is a great deal of mythology surrounding bankruptcy," says attorney Melissa Herman of Herman ...

Town hall threatens octogenarian with debt collectors over home care charge - Fulham Chronicle

Town hall threatens octogenarian with debt collectors over home care charge
Fulham Chronicle
An 87-year-old woman who relies on regular visits from care workers has been threatened with having her case turned over to a debt collection agency if she .

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Capitec Bank selects Experian
Capitec Bank has selected Experian, the global information services company, to help it enhance its debt management and collections activities...

Police: Official's alcohol level high
A Butte County deputy district attorney arrested Sunday on suspicion of driving under the influence had a blood alcohol level of 0.37 percent - nearly five times the legal limit for intoxicated driving, the California Highway Patrol said...

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Receivables management services and consulting to help your business improve cash flow...

Out of the frying pan, into Greece - Corpus Christi Caller
CORPUS CHRISTI EUR” Wow, another national financial crisis. This time its Greece, the cradle of democracy and the Olympics. Greece joined the European Union in 1981 and replaced the drachma with the euro in 2001. Meanwhile, Greece has been on a ...



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