It is predicted that there will be a record - breaking number
of debt collection companies that get sued by consumers during 2016, due to an increased amount of banking fraud taking place.
With so many people unable to pay off their student loan debt, the federal government has hired
private debt collection companies to go after those with delinquent student loan debts.
Millions of Americans are pursued
by debt collection companies every year, however, very few are familiar with their business model, the laws that regulate them and how best to put a stop to their abusive tactics.
Debt validation (aka: Disputing debt collection accounts) According to CNN here, the two
largest debt collection companies in the United States are being ordered to pay millions of dollars for wrongfully collecting on illegitimate and unscrupulous debts.
When these unreputable
debt collection companies get challenged and a debt is disputed, often they can't produce accurate records and documentation to prove they're «legally collecting» on the debt.
Numerous articles have been written on this Forum about
debt collection companies who buy «zombie debt,» i.e. debt that is no longer owed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
Your debt will then get sold to a third - party
debt collection company so that the banks can make additional profit, not having any regard for your personal life and the long - term devastating effects they just inflicted on your life.
The positive spot features Michelle Minton, a Republican mother of two from Buffalo, who says she was harassed and threatened by a
predatory debt collection company for a $ 4,400 bill she didn't owe.
The National Consumer Law Center recently published a report that criticizes the Department of Education and it's
contracted debt collection companies, saying that «the Department has created financial incentives for its contractors that encourage high collections at the expense of borrower rights.»
Think Again Leading Debt Collector Agrees to Pay Record $ 2.8 Million to Settle FTC Charges A
leading debt collection company has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $ 2.8 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that
Some laws specifically regulate the original creditor, like Chase, including the Credit Card Act of 2009; and other regulations regulate only a third - party
debt collection company such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
Due to the bank's inability to maintain appropriate records, is one of the reasons
why debt collection companies can purchase debt for such a low price — sometimes for as low as 5 - cents on the dollar.
Years of legal maneuvering
by debt collections companies has made it impossible to discharge student loan debt in bankruptcy, making educational debt more dangerous than credit card debt, mortgage debt, and most other forms of borrowing.
By contrast, the second most common arrangement under which creditors work
with debt collection companies, selling debt, requires debt collectors to purchase past due debts so that they can then try to come after the debtor for the full outstanding balance (or as much of it as they can get).
Below you can see a recent video that Ruth was featured in where she summarizes her extensive knowledge on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA — this is a federal law that third - party
debt collection companies often violate).
According to CNN here, the two
largest debt collection companies in the United States are being ordered to pay millions of dollars for wrongfully collecting on illegitimate and unscrupulous debts.
all of the complete documentation that laws
require debt collection companies to maintain, such as accounting records and the original agreement that you signed with your original credit card company.
A spokesman for ACA International, a debt collection trade organization, notes that social media has become another resource
for debt collection companies.