Working families are increasingly relying on credit cards to survive the corona-economy. The debt collectors are waiting on the other side.
The Debt Hole on the Other Side of the Corona Economy
- 15 U.S.C. §1692 et. seq.
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- debt collection
- Debt Collection Defense
- debt collector harassment
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NCLC Resource – Protecting Against Creditor Seizure of Stimulus Checks
The consumer heroes at the National Consumer Law Center have issued the following resource to help consumer protect their corona stimulus checks from levy and seizure by heartless and unscrupulous debt collectors: “The CARES Act authorizes payments up to $1200 to individuals and $2400 for couples, with an additional $500 for children under 17 years old. The payments phase out […]
Debt Collectors Must Tell NY Consumers if the Debt a Too Old to Collect
By: Robert J. Nahoum THE PROBLEM: You are surprised to be receiving phone calls and letters from a debt collector; you thought you cleared up all your bad debts years ago. How can they still be contacting you on such old debts? The Rule: In New York, a debt collector must maintain reasonable procedures for determining the statute of limitations […]