We know we’re doing something right when the opposition turns their attention our way. Remember when the Mortgage Bankers’ Association decided to put together a little presentation for its annual meeting to help its members combat Boot Campers? Apparently, Max isn’t alone in drawing attention from the opposition. He recently shared this article from InsideARM.com, wherein an InsideARM editor offered …
Dishonest Debt Collectors “Victimized” by Debtors
InsideARM.com published this article warning debt collectors about debtors who might be trying to “entrap them” into FDCPA violations: Five Signs That a Debtor is Trying to Entrap You Into an FDCPA Lawsuit No, it’s not satire, though the article leads: An army of Debtors – fully equipped with scripts drafted by consumer attorneys and recording devices – are using …
A New Low In Debt Collection
Six feet to be exact. Jessica Silver-Greenberg reporting for the Wall Street Journal. Martha Kunkle has come back to life. She died in 1995. Yet her signature later appeared on thousands of affidavits submitted by one of the nation’s largest debt collectors, Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc., in lawsuits filed against borrowers. Some regulators complain that the use of Ms. Kunkle’s …
Minnesota debt collector to pay $1.75 million to settle harassment charges
Our good friend and Max’s partner in the Ultimate Litigation Boot Camp, Pete Barry, was quoted in the news today. “The fine levied for this relentless abuse of consumers is tiny compared to the profits this agency made over the years engaging in that abuse,” said Peter Barry, a Minneapolis consumer attorney. “This lawsuit should send a strong signal to …
Dealing with Abusive Debt Collectors
The following is a guest post by Bankruptcy Boot Camp Graduate Brian T. Canupp. The present status of the economy is forcing consumers to make tough decisions about how to spend the money they have in hand. Households throughout the nation have fewer dollars to spend due to increases in the costs of daily living, (food, gas, health insurance, medicine). …