By: Robert J. Nahoum The notorious debt buyer Midland Funding, LLC has sued you for an old debt that they bought from an original creditor. You are considering whether to fight them or to reach a reasonable settlement and get on with your life. You now have to determine how much is a good settlement with Midland Funding? Firstly, there […]
What is a Good Settlement with Midland Funding?
Why Original Creditors Won’t Talk to You About Your Debt?
By: Robert J. Nahoum Consumers sued in debt collection cases often find themselves up against companies they have never heard of. Names like Midland Funding, LVNV Funding, CACH LLC, New Century Financial Services, Portfolio Recovery Associates, Unifund and Calvary Portfolio Services. The reason you’ve never heard of these companies is because, while you’ve never done business with them, they’re doing […]
Bock v. Pressler & Pressler – 4 Seconds is Not Meaningful Attorney Review
By: Robert J. Nahoum Federal debt collection laws known as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA for short) protects consumers from unscrupulous debt collectors. The FDCPA establishes a general prohibition against the use of “false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt.” The various subsections of the FDCPA, sixteen in total, provide […]
Debt Buyer Midland Funding Filed 23,284 New York Debt Collection Cases In 2014
By: Robert J. Nahoum Midland Funding, LLC is an notorious “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, Midland Funding, LLC filed more than 23,000 New York debt collection lawsuits in 2014 alone. Debt […]
Midland Funding Sanctioned by NY Court for Frivolous Collection Case
By: Robert J. Nahoum In a scathing opinion, Judge Mark A. Gross of the Mount Vernon City Court sanctioned infamous debt buyer Midland Funding, LLC and two of its in-house attorneys, Amanda Perez, Esq. and Crystal Scott, Esq., for filing a frivolous lawsuit and other wrong doing. In the matter Midland Funding LLC v. Vivia Austinnam A/K/A Vivia Nam, six […]
Harassed by Collection Agency Midland Funding, LLC in New York or New Jersey?
By: Robert J. Nahoum Midland Funding, LLC is an infamous collection agency and debt buyer, buying up portfolios of old debt from banks, credit card companies, hospitals, doctors, cell phone companies and car companies for pennies on the dollar.  The debt buyers then try to collect the full amount from consumers, plus interest, penalties, late fees, overdraft fees, attorney’s fees and […]
How Many New York Debt Collection Cases Did Midland Funding, LLC File in 2013?
By: Robert J. Nahoum Midland Funding, LLC is an notorious “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, Midland Funding, LLC filed more than 24,000 New York debt collection lawsuits in 2013 alone. […]