Sentences with phrase «of illegal collection»

Lost wages and medical bills suffered because of illegal collection practices, for example.

Despite this, some payday lenders have been found guilty of illegal collection practices, including unlawfully garnishing the wages of delinquent clients.

Finally, enough students actually attended court, opening the eyes» of enough judges where they are now seeing that there's a national epidemic of illegal collection activity on private student loan debt.

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Regulators can track operator revenues, curb illegal operations and monitor the collection of taxes.

The Facebook - Cambridge fiasco is an important wakeup call, but it is likely only the beginning of a thorough examination of tech companies» widespread collection and possibly illegal use of user data.

Even disclosures about potential violations of gaming license and concession rules in Las Vegas, Massachusetts, and Macau are more focused on things like illegal gambling, money laundering, and debt collection rather than sexual misconduct.

«For pro-life folk, imagine a country where it was illegal to remove a tumor, even if the tumor might kill the host, because the tumor is its own collection of living cells.

A letter signed by authorities of the GES, stated that, «As a result of the collection of illegal fees from students of Mfantsipim School, you are directed to immediately step aside from responsibilities as the Headmaster of the school, pending further investigations into the illegal collection.»

Ghana's forests, which once covered a third of its 24 - million - hectare landmass, have been degraded at an alarming rate by excessive and often illegal logging, slash - and - burn agriculture, mining and quarrying, and fuel wood collection.

BY MICHAEL CAHILL The Village of Haverstraw Trustees met Tuesday evening for a special post-Labor Day meeting to discuss several items and vote on a new law governing landlords collection of rent from illegal housing units.

The site was a vacant lot and former illegal dumping ground, but now serves as one of the southern links along the Bronx River Greenway, a collection of waterfront parks along the Bronx River.

The project had been designed for foreign signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection but, Binney alleged, after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, controls that limited unintentional collection of data pertaining to U.S. citizens were removed, prompting concerns by him and others that the actions were illegal and unconstitutional.

The collection of Parent and Teacher Association (PTA) levies, will not be entirely illegal under the implementation of the free SHS policy, the Chairman of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Governing Council, Michael Nsowah, has clarified.

Zuckerberg is in a bit of a bind right now, given that this scandal shines a light not on obviously illegal practices, but on the shady and arguably invasive data collection and transfer that lies at the heart of Facebook's business strategy.

The provisions expand the collection of DNA samples beyond convicts to include federal arrestees as well as non-American detainees like suspected illegal immigrants or captives in the war on terrorism.

The illegal trade of live plants and seeds for the horticultural industry and private collections, as well as their unsustainable harvesting are the main threats to cacti, affecting 47 % of threatened species.

It is illegal to remove archaeological samples from Egypt, so the researchers dated items from museum collections in Europe and North America, as well as freshly excavated seed samples from Tell es - Sakan on the Gaza Strip, which was an outpost of ancient Egypt.

The countries in question undertake to improve fisheries governance in the region by upgrading data collection and scientific evaluation, establishing an ecosystem - based fisheries management framework and developing a culture of compliance to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

It is illegal in New Zealand to use antibiotics for bees, so they are never used during the production or collection of Manuka Honey.

The core concept, which follows a young man who seems entirely unlikely to participate in an illegal narcotics ring as he does just that, is intriguing, and the movie's central character, anchored by a really fine performance from the lead actor, becomes a fascinating collection of paradoxes.

Along with the iconic series, Fleming's two works of non-fiction, consisting of a collection of travel writings called Thrilling Cities (1963) and an expose of the illegal precious stones trade entitled The Diamond Smugglers (1957), are also included in the agreement.

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If a debt collection agency threatens to sue you for debt after the statute of limitations expires, its action is illegal under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

California's attorney general filed a lawsuit against the schools and its subsidiaries (Heald, Everest College, and WyoTech) in 2013 for a predatory scheme targeting low - income students, and the schools were accused of falsely advertising programs that didn't exist, misleading students about their credits transferring to Cal State, and engaging in illegal debt collection practices.

«California has accused Chase Bank of running a «massive debt collection mill» that used robo - signed documents and other illegal shortcuts to shake down 100,000 credit card holders over three years.

Thousands of consumers are walking away from debt because debt collection companies are operating in illegal ways, including; not being properly licensed to collect on a debt, not abiding by federal and state laws, not reporting accurate information and not maintaining legally required documentation that debt collection companies must maintain.

Even though they are exempt from regulation under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1977, first - party creditors have an incentive to maintain a constructive relationship with their customers, even those with outstanding past - due debts, and are thus less likely to engage in illegal or abusive collection practices.

Consumer protection and credit card related laws such as the Credit Card Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and Fair Credit Billing Act were passed to protect you, but still, the rate of bank fraud and illegal debt collection is at an all - time - high.

But you don't have to put up with many of of most common — and illegal — collection tactics.

The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Hargrave in 2008, alleging false advertising and the illegal collection of up - front fees for his so - called credit repair services.

We found that a significant portion of Navient's customer base claims to be victims of the company's illegal practices which violated the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act.

At a minimum once per year I'd even suggest more often because collection agencies have been known to stoop to downright illegal tactics in order to squeeze any money they can out of you.

They may also tell the customer that there are clauses in their credit agreement that are not legally valid and that can work in their favor to make the entire total of the credit account illegal for collection.

It is home to over 500 turtles and tortoises spanning more than 40 species, holding a Guinness World Record for the largest collection of tortoises and turtles as well — 60 percent of them were rescued while the rest were abandoned by members of the public and seized from the illegal trade.

Last week, China Animal Protection Power, a coalition of Chinese animal protection groups based in Beijing, uncovered and closed an illegal dog collection depot in Changping, a suburban township of Beijing.

Basically: If it's illegal for all states to print money, why is it legal for the collection of all states?

Robert is devoted to protecting the consumer protection rights of his clients including stopping illegal debt collection practices and keeping distressed...

Promotional contests in Canada are largely governed by the federal Competition Act (statutory disclosure and misleading advertising rules), federal Criminal Code (provisions governing «illegal lotteries» that must be avoided), federal and provincial privacy legislation (relating to the collection of entrant personal information), the common law of contract (contests have been held to be contracts) and intellectual property laws (e.g., relating to the transfer of original artistic materials, for example in skill contests, or reproduction of 3rd party logos, trade - marks or other intellectual property not owned by a contest organizer).

Joseph Rebano, Denise Cabanos and Saben Loyola advised GARD AS, Japan P&I and UK P&I on evident illegal collection of environmental fees on vessels passing through territorial waters of Zambales, Philippines.

(Note that certain states and jurisdictions are making the collection of some of this data illegal — it is essential that employers know the laws in their state and local area.)

It is illegal to profit from the sale of fetal tissue, though not illegal for expenses involved in its collection to be reimbursed.

Examples include situations involving the collection of debt in arrears, medical emergencies, or suspicion of illegal activities.