By: Robert J. Nahoum THE PROBLEM: You’re out of work, fallen on hard times and your only income is from unemployment benefits. Now you’re being harassed or sued by a debt collector who has threatened to take your unemployment benefits. Can he get away with it? The Rule: Under federal debt collection laws known as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act […]
- 15 U.S.C. §1692 et. seq.
- Collection Agencies
- Consumer Protection
- debt collection
- Debt Collection Defense
- debt collector harassment
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Does a Debt Collector Violate the FDCPA When He Threatens to Take My Unemployment Benefits?
- debt collection
- Debt Collection Defense
- debt collector harassment
- Default Judgment
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
What Property is Exempt From Debt Collection?
By: Robert J. Nahoum THE PROBLEM: You’ve been sued, there is a judgment against you and now the debt collector is coming to enforce the judgment. You’re broke and out of work, can the debt collector take away your property? The Rule: In New York, as in most states, there is a laundry list of property exempt from judgment enforcement and […]