Archive for August, 2008
Library Fines Hit Credit Scores
Remember that overdue library book that you just were never able to find? You probably received scores of letters or notices in the mail, advising you of the fines that you had accrued over time, you may have just ignored these anticipating that they would just go away. Unfortunately, at least in some libraries in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Up To Our Ears In Debt Collection- Not Just In the U.S.
Global Credit Solutions does not put up much of a front. The only hint as to the nature of its business is a discreet blue sticker on the window. Its neighbors in the small strip mall in suburban Dandenong, 50 minutes from central Melbourne, include a Buddhist temple, an Islamic bookshop and a business that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Texas Debt Collection Firm Charged by Texas Attorney General
The Texas Attorney General’s office charged a Dallas-based debt collection firm with using deceptive practices to collect payments from Texas consumers. The attorney general’s enforcement action asked the court to permanently enjoin Anderson, Crenshaw & Associates, L.L.C. from harassing Texas debtors with deceptive letters and unlawful telephone calls. Since 2006, the Office of the Attorney [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Plenty of Work Ahead for Lawyers In Debt Cases
Lawyers who collect bad debt from consumers, or defend them, already have plenty of job security. But things could be getting even better. One reason is that those failing in current tough times will hit the legal system in a few months. Another is a recent U.S. Supreme Court case that will make suing over [...]
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