Posted on October 30th, 2011 by Christine
It’s about time that other states pick up on the fraudulent affidavits submitted by debt buyers all over the country and VOID the judgments. Consumer advocates want affidavits pulled in Md. debt-collection cases Ohio class-action settlement has implications for Maryland consumers, attorneys say October 03, 2011|By Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore Sun The University of [...]
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Filed under: Debt Buyer, litigation
Posted on October 30th, 2011 by Christine
This is of interest to me because Acarta LLC is currently suing me in Arizona and they are NOT licensed and have obtained numerous judgments against others in Arizona. Debt Buyer Cavalry Responds to State Action; Vows to Defend Accounts receivable management firm Cavalry said late Friday that it is defending an action brought by [...]
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Filed under: Debt Buyer, litigation, Regulators
Posted on September 26th, 2011 by Christine
On 9/23/11 the 9th circuit of appeals affirmed the jury verdict against Arrow Financial based on violations of the FDCPA and the California Rosenthal Act. From InsideARM: Collection Agency Loses FDCPA Case Appeal; “The Truth Can be Misleading:” Judges The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled against an ARM firm Friday [...]
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Filed under: collection, litigation
Posted on August 4th, 2011 by Christine
Apparently Farrell & Sandlin attempted to garnish the wages of the wrong Lucinda Yazzie twice, even after they were informed that she is not the person they were looking for. A Farrell & Sandlin collector had changed the SSN on the account to the SSN provided by Target, the judgment creditor. Yes, that’s how low [...]
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Filed under: Attorneys, collection, litigation
Posted on May 20th, 2011 by Christine
Aside from the signing of affidavits by people who have no personal knowledge of the debts, another important issue is that collectors often demand that consumers prove that they don’t owe the debt INSTEAD of proving that they do owe the debt.
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Posted on February 28th, 2011 by Christine
Debt collector sentenced for sale of information Updated: February 25, 2011, 6:51 AM The director of a Buffalo debt collection agency who admitted selling personal information on thousands of debtors has been sentenced to two years’ probation and fined $28,000 by Chief U. S. District Judge William J. Skretny, U. S. Attorney William J. Hochul [...]
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Posted on January 28th, 2011 by Christine
It rarely happens that creditors and collectors are SUED for refusing to honor settlements, but it happens all the time. You MUST either get the agreement in writing or RECORD the call and ensure the terms are clearly audible. Restate in your own words what you think you are agreeing to. And as much as [...]
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Posted on January 6th, 2011 by Christine
Here we have a NY class action against the law firm Mel Harris & Associates, debt buyer Leucadia and its umpteen wholly-owned subsidiaries and the process server Samserv and its employees. As so often happens, the plaintiffs allege “sewer service” (falsified affidavits of service) and that the attorneys submitted false affidavits. Judge Chin did an [...]
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Posted on January 3rd, 2011 by Christine
It is common practice for debt collectors to submit FALSE affidavits to the courts because most consumers do not appear in court and the debt buyers get default judgments. Most judges cheerfully sign the default judgments to clear the dockets. The courts love the money (filing fees) and NO work. Incredibly, nobody ever goes to [...]
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Posted on October 24th, 2010 by Christine
Linda Almonte recently posted her comment at my previous post about her lawsuit against Chase. This is NOT a collection suit, but she claims that was fired by Chase because she refused to assist with the sale of judgments with unconfirmed balances. Chase removed the case from TX state court to federal court. I suppose [...]
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Filed under: Almonte v Chase, collection, litigation
