By: Robert J. Nahoum According to the New York State Unified Court System, the prolific debt collection law-firm Selip & Stylianou, LLP filed a whopping only 1,189 New York debt collection lawsuits in 2017 which is considerably less than the over 16,000 is filed in the year before. Selip & Stylianou represents some of the most active debt buyers […]
Debt Collection Law-Firm Selip & Stylianou Filed only 1,189 NY Debt Collection Cases In 2017
Debt Buyer Unifund CCR, LLC Filed only 61 NY Debt Collection Cases In 2017
By: Robert J. Nahoum According to the New York State Unified Court System, “junk debt buyer†Unifund filed a only 61 New York debt collection cases in 2016 which is a 98% less than the 1,121 it filed in 2016. Unifund is regularly represented by New York debt collection law-firm mills Mullooly, Jeffrey, Rooney & Flynn, LLP and Kirschenbaum & […]
Debt Buyer Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC Filed Only 186 New York Debt Collection Cases In 2017
By: Robert J. Nahoum Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC is an notorious “junk debt buyerâ€, buying up portfolios of old 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, “junk debt buyer†Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC filed only 186 New York debt […]
Debt Buyer LVNV Funding LLC Filed Only 592 New York Debt Collection Cases In 2017
By: Robert J. Nahoum According to the New York State Unified Court System, “junk debt buyer†LVNV Funding filed only 592 New York debt collection lawsuits in 2017 which is 98% less than the 8,621 it filed in 2016. In 2017, Resurgent Capital Services LP, parent company of junk debt buyer LVNV Funding, purchased industry competitor SquareTwo Financial Corp out […]
Debt Buyer Cavalry Portfolio Services Filed Only 226 New York Debt Collection Case In 2017
By: Robert J. Nahoum According to the New York State Unified Court System, junk debt buyer Cavalry Portfolio Services filed only 226 New York debt collection lawsuits in 2017 which is less than half the 699 it filed in 2016. Cavalry Portfolio Services, LLC debt collection cases often are filed under various derivations of its name including “Cavalry SPV I, […]
Debt Buyer CACH LLC Filed Only 69 New York Debt Collection Cases In 2017
By: Robert J. Nahoum According to the New York State Unified Court System, “junk debt buyer†CACH, LLC filed only 63 New York debt collection lawsuits in 2017 which is 95% less than the 1,424 it filed in 2016. The substantial lull in filings was no doubt due the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of CACH’s parent company SquareTwo Financial Corp. […]
Junk Debt Buyer Midland Funding Filed Only 526 New York Debt Collection Cases In 2017
By: Robert J. Nahoum According to the New York State Unified Court System, Junk debt buyer Midland Funding, LLC filed only 526 New York debt collection lawsuits in 2017 which is 87% less than the 4,219 it filed in 2016. Midland Funding, LLC operates under a variety of names including “Midland Funding of Delaware, LLCâ€, “Midland Credit Management, Inc.â€, “Midland […]
Is Forster & Garbus Trying to Trick You into Disclosing What Bank You Use?
By: Robert J. Nahoum THE PROBLEM You were sued by a debt collector on an old credit card debt and a judgment has been entered against you. You’ve been making payments from time-to-time to their lawyers Forster & Garbus, LLP over the phone or through their convenient online payment system. Tough times are getting tougher and you must choose which […]
Sued By PYOD LLC in New York or New Jersey?
By: Robert J. Nahoum THE PROBLEM: You’ve just discovered that your bank account has been frozen or that your wages are being garnished. You learn that a default judgment has been entered against you by some company called PYOD, LLC. WHO IS PYOD, LLC? PYOD, LLC is a “junk debt buyerâ€, buying up portfolios of old debt from banks, credit […]
Can a Debt Collector Garnishee My Unemployment Check to Satisfy a Judgment in New York?
By: Robert J. Nahoum THE PROBLEM: You’ve lost your job and fallen on hard times.  Debt collectors have been after you, some have even sued. A judgment has now been entered against you. You are on a fixed budget and your only source of income is unemployment. You’re worried that the debt collector will garnishee your unemployment check. Can they […]