They were attempting to
collect payday loan debts but the debts were fake.
Not exact matches
«H.R. 3299 would go much further to allow other third - parties, including
payday lenders, to evade or outright disregard state - level laws, and
collect debt from borrowers at unreasonably high rates of interest if they purchase
loans from a national bank,» said Ms. Waters.
On Friday, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that his office reached a settlement with Forster & Garbus, one of the largest
debt collection firms in New York State, to ensure that it does not file actions against New Yorkers to
collect on
payday loans.
Even though the supposed
debt collectors had Indian accents; and, in many cases the victims had previously paid the
payday loan in full, more than $ 5 million was
collected before the scam was busted in April 2012.
We have no advance fees for our program, and we can not
collect fees without resolving your
payday loan debt.
Characterized as «the unlawful use of criminal charges by
payday loan businesses to
collect debts,» the practice has been denounced by the trade association for short - term lenders, as well as by state legislatures.
A
payday loan is a legally enforceable
debt, and lenders have legal means to
collect when borrowers default.