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Normally, companies in the accounts receivable management industry are like a school of fish — they all move in the same direction at the same time. When things are good, they are good for everyone. When things are bad, everyone suffers.
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Collector Accused of Insulting Grandson’s Responsibilities as POA Legend of the ARM Industry: Leslie Bender Calif. Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Unfair Collection Case Calif.
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Collector Accused of Insulting Grandson’s Responsibilities as POA Legend of the ARM Industry: Leslie Bender Calif. Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Unfair Collection Case Calif.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Justice Department sued Colony Ridge for operating an illegal land sales scheme and targeting Hispanic borrowers.
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A Welsh MP, Labour’s Jack Sargeant has led a debate in the Welsh Parliament calling for greater regulation of debt collectors in Wales. The Alyn and Deeside MS brought forward the proposal after The Times exposed British Gas debt collectors joking as they forced their way into the homes of vulnerable customers. He said: “And the more I read about the behaviour of debt collectors and bailiffs, the more determined I became to do something.
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