Better Credit Blog

APRIL 3, 2022

If you’re reading this article, I bet you’ve recently been contacted by a company called Portfolio Recovery Associates —and you may be wondering how to remove them from your credit report. Portfolio Recovery buys multiple accounts with old debt from companies that have given up and “charged off” the accounts.

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Better Credit Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

The longer you avoid a debt collection agency like Credence, the more damage the agency can do to your credit score. Should I Hire a Credit Repair Company? Credence Resource Management, LLC, is a debt collection agency that was founded in Nevada in 2013, with its current headquarters in Dallas, Texas.

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Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In January 2009, after a homeowner (“debtor”) fell behind on his homeowners’ association (HOA) dues, a law firm acting as a debt collector for the HOA sent notices to the debtor regarding the unpaid debt. The law firm filed a separate proof of claim for the HOA, and the debtor’s Chapter 13 plan was eventually confirmed.

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FDCPA Defense

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

The CFPB claims to have the right to obtain privileged documents from all “supervised institutions” as well as from any “service provider” (such as a law firm or collection agency) who performs material services for a supervised institution. The answer may depend on who you ask. Wrong again.

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FDCPA Defense

JANUARY 28, 2012

Debt buyers are being sued based on the conduct of their agencies and law firms. Lawyers and agency owners are being sued based on the conduct of their clients and their collectors. 2000) (“[T]he debt collection company answers for its employees' violations of the statute. See Pettit v. See, e.g., Scally v.

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UK debt collections

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Across the land, some unsuspecting Small Business owners and Company CEO’s will be screaming “get some cheap debt collectors” or “find a no win no fee debt collection agency” As with any service or product, cheap is rarely ever cheerful. There is a darker side to the Debt Collection industry.

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