NY Debt Collection Law Firm Houslanger & Associates, PLLC Filed Only 10 Debt Collection Cases In 2016

By: Robert J. Nahoum The infamous debt collection law-firm Houslanger & Associates, PLLC represents creditors and junk debt buyers in debt collection cases throughout New York.  According to the New York State Unified Court System, Houslanger & Associates filed only 10 New York debt collection lawsuits in 2016. The business of Houslanger & Associates seems less focused on new debt […]

Junk Debt Buyer Palisades Collection, LLC Filed No New Debt Collection Cases In 2016?

By: Robert J. Nahoum Palisades Collection, LLC, is an notorious collection agency and “junk debt buyerâ€, buying up portfolios of old junk debt from banks, credit card companies, hospitals, doctors, cell phone companies and car companies for pennies on the dollar. According to the New York State Unified Court System, Palisades filed no new debt collection cases in 2016 in […]

Who is Houslanger & Associates?

By: Robert J. Nahoum THE PROBLEM: Two scenarios might have led you this article: You have just been notified by your bank that your account has been frozen because there is a debt collection judgment against you. You call the bank to find out what’s going on and are told to speak some law-firm called Houslanger & Associates. You’ve received […]

Clock For FDCPA Claims Starts Running When The Bank Freezes Account

By: Robert J. Nahoum Federal debt collection laws known as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA for short) regulates the collection of consumer debts by third party debt collectors.  The FDCPA precludes debt collectors from using false, misleading, deceptive and harassing debt collection tactics. If a debt collector violates the FDCPA, it can be sued for statutory damages up […]