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Collection Attorney News - Wide-open market for debts feeds abusive tactics

2006-11-06T19:03:00.000-08:00

Wide-open market for debts feeds abusive tactics
Buffalo News - Debt collection lawyer Timothy Collins says debt sellers sometimes sell an account more than once. Outsiders don't have to hack a bank's computer to get your account information. They can just buy it - cheap. In Buffalo and around the country, banks

Collection Attorney News - Focus On Bigger Problems Than The Trustee - And Response

2006-11-02T19:06:00.000-08:00

Focus On Bigger Problems Than The Trustee - And Response
Chattanoogan - It would seem that the back tax collections attorney costs Hamilton County taxpayers less than the FIRST YEAR INCREASE for our new Superintendent of Schools. Repeat for emphasis, the first year increase and this is all that has been advertised in

LifeQuest offers deduction
Sauk Prairie Eagle - If no payments are made on a claim LifeQuest will send out a letter from a collections attorney advising patients that their state tax refunds can be intercepted. If no payments are made, delinquent claims could be reported to the tax intercept

Collection Attorney News - About This Series

2006-10-29T19:01:00.000-08:00

About This Series
Minneapolis Star Tribune - We don't know when our neighbor is living on borrowed money; we have no idea when collection agencies are calling a colleague. This series began as a search for a few Minnesotans with money questions. The idea was to pair them with financial advisers

LIPA electric shutoffs rising
Newsday - than 30 days late receive a "reminder" notice and a phone call, Cunningham said. That continues until the customer is 90 days late, at which point, if an agreement can't be made to pay in installments, service can be shut off. Collection agencies are

What to Do When a Debt Collector Calls
KHNL News 8 - By Andrew Housser Every year, the U.S. Better Business Bureaus (BBB) rank their worst 10 industries by number of consumer complaints received, and collection agencies appear with great regularity. For 2005, collection agencies rank No. 6 on the BBB

New Campaign Targeting Delinquent Tax Payers
WISH-TV - So while tax amnesty is considered a success, state government collected only a fraction of the outstanding taxes. $1.1 billion worth is still out there so the state hired three collection agencies. "There is a lot of taxes paid and owed by

Collection Attorney News - Experian's Vision Conference Sold Out for Third Straight Year

2006-10-25T20:01:00.000-07:00

Experian's Vision Conference Sold Out for Third Straight Year
Experian , a global information solutions provider, today announced that its Vision 2006 Conference is sold out, marking the third consecutive year the financial services industry has booked the conference to capacity.

Consult appraiser on pricing waterfront property
A reader writes: "We own a nice house on a high bluff on Whidbey Island that we may sell soon. A real-estate agent told us the market is slow so even prime..."

Food-Stamp Recipients Are Targets of Scam
By Greg Edwards, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Oct. 6--Some food-stamp recipients have been tricked out of personal information that could be used to steal their identities. The U.S.

Collection Attorney News - Unlicensed, 2 debt firms close doors

2006-10-21T20:01:00.000-07:00

Unlicensed, 2 debt firms close doors
Boston Globe - On Sept. 7, Norfolk Financial hired an Uxbridge debt-collection lawyer, Richard R. Hubbard, to handle about 1,000 cases in which Norfolk had already filed suit against Massachusetts consumers, according to court filings and an interview with Hubbard

Wide-open market for debts feeds abusive tactics
Buffalo News - Debt collection lawyer Timothy Collins says debt sellers sometimes sell an account more than once. Outsiders don't have to hack a bank's computer to get your account information. They can just buy it - cheap. In Buffalo and around the country, banks

Collection Attorney News - Debt collectors hunt the innocent

2006-10-05T20:02:00.000-07:00

Debt collectors hunt the innocent
For Maureen Coffin of Stoneham, it started on July 21 -- the insistent calls from debt collectors demanding she pay $900. For what, they never said. Since May, Deborah A. Donovan of Weymouth has received at least 25 calls -- many of them abusive, she says -- and two letters asking her to pay $4,900 for a delinquent Sears credit ...

Aggressive debt collectors hunt the innocent
For Maureen Coffin of Stoneham, Mass., it started on July 21 the insistent calls from debt collectors demanding she pay $900. For what, they never said. Since May, Deborah A. Donovan of Weymouth has received at least 25 calls many of them abusive, she says and two letters asking her to pay $4,900 for a delinquent Sears credit card.

Collection Attorney News - Financial Literacy Executive Discusses Do-It-Yourself Debt Settlement

2006-09-23T20:01:00.000-07:00

Financial Literacy Executive Discusses Do-It-Yourself Debt Settlement
24-7PressRelease.com - Things have only gotten easier for consumers with the advent of fair debt collection laws and the realization that it is better for banks to settle for something rather than lose the entire debt to bankruptcy." Many creditors send automatic

Thank you, Thank you, Thank You
PRWeb - "After being picked-up by over 1,190 PRWeb subscribers, and ending up on E*TRADE radio as a result, we're more than happy with the value proposition you folks have put together. Where else can you put out a measly $200 and be seen by such high

High-level Verizon exec. is ex-official who long-argued for more
Raw Story - He lauded the PATRIOT Act in that testimony, which, he said, "fixed many of the problems with FISA and filled a number of other gaps in our surveillance and intelligence collection laws." FISA, which stands for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance

Collection Attorney News - New breed of debt collectors shun violence

2006-09-15T20:02:00.000-07:00

New breed of debt collectors shun violence
China Daily, China - Sep 9, 2006... Statistics show Shanghai has more than 100 debt collection agencies, which collect debts amounting to hundreds of million of yuan every year. ...

SENATOR KENNEDY CALLS ON IRS TO HALT ITS TAX COLLECTION ...
American Chronicle, CA - Sep 6, 2006... agencies to take measures to protect Americans personal information, but the IRS plan to turn over such information to private collection agencies may not ...

Libraries crack down on returns
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA - 19 hours ago... "It's an unfortunate thing that libraries need collection agencies, but the reality is that we do," said Ann Roseberry, manager of Richland Public Library ...

Collection Attorney News - Solution to Problems on Wells Jail Roof Project Likely to Exceed Contingency

2006-09-07T20:02:00.000-07:00

Solution to Problems on Wells Jail Roof Project Likely to Exceed Contingency
By GEOFF FRANK Projected costs of the reroofing project at Wells County Jail went up this week. The Wells County Board of Commissioners voted 2-0 to approve added work expected to lead to an additional $5,789 in the price of the project.

Collection Attorney News - Lodi man caught in California terror probe released from custody

2006-08-26T20:01:00.000-07:00

Lodi man caught in California terror probe released from custody
Umer Hayat was jailed for a year, branded a liar by federal prosecutors and forced to sell his house to his brother to pay his legal bills. Still, the naturalized U.S. citizen said he loves his adopted country and harbors no grudge against a justice...

Farming out tax collection draws fire
The IRS acknowledges that the contracts will cost more than hiring additional agents would cost.

Collection Attorney News - How to account for the ills of debt-collection system

2006-08-18T20:02:00.000-07:00

How to account for the ills of debt-collection system
Boston Globe - The debt collection laws protect both debtors and creditors. It doesn't seem as if that is what's really going on. HEATHER MILIOTE Hopkinton I READ your story on small-claims cases in the district courts (" Dignity faces a steamroller ," Page A1, July

Chief Evangelist, ExitPath.com
PRWeb - You do not need any permission to link to any of the pages on this site. Limited copyright is granted for you to use and/or republish any of the press releases on this site for any legitimate media purpose as long as you reference PRWeb as the source

Proposed changes to trash collection laws
Allentown Morning Call - All commercial accounts, including apartment houses with seven or more units, to have their own private hauler. All buildings with up to six apartments, but no commercial units to participate in the city's contract. Those with private haulers to pay

Collection Attorney News - Courtesy of Billboard Magazine

2006-07-25T20:04:00.000-07:00

Courtesy of Billboard Magazine
Silicon Valley's Metro, CA - Jul 19, 2006... which often means garnished wages, this translates into hundreds of millions of dollars each year, which would likely go unpaid without existing collection laws ...

Alabama near top in bankruptcies
MSNBC - Jul 17, 2006... state laws. "In states with pro-creditor collection laws you are likely to see higher per-capita bankruptcy rates," he says. And ...

Collection Attorney News - New rule curtails ID theft concerns

2006-06-27T20:04:00.000-07:00

New rule curtails ID theft concerns
Floridians get a new weapon against identity theft Saturday, and state Rep. Sandra Adams plans to be among the first to wield it. Adams, a Republican from Oviedo, led the charge in this year's Legislature to allow any Floridian to put a security freeze on credit bureau files.

House Panel Votes Against IRS Program
A House panel voted Tuesday to throw a roadblock in front of an Internal Revenue Service plan that would use private collection agencies to chase unpaid tax debts.

Collection Attorney News - Is the Lajitas Resort in trouble?

2006-06-19T20:03:00.000-07:00

Is the Lajitas Resort in trouble?
San Antonio Express (subscription), TX - Jun 11, 2006... Finally last week, with the collection lawyers about to be turned loose, the resort got some good financial news and the $295,000 tax bill was paid. ...

Woman fighting to regain home
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Jun 11, 2006... In April, she met for the first time with a staff member from the county tax collector's office and two tax-collection lawyers. ...

Collection Attorney News - Nathan D. Willner Elected Baltimore Jewish Council Officer

2006-06-15T20:02:00.000-07:00

Nathan D. Willner Elected Baltimore Jewish Council Officer
Market Wire - BALTIMORE, MD -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/22/2006 -- Nathan D. Willner, a principle at the Law Offices of Willner & Associates, P.A., has been elected assistant treasurer of the Baltimore Jewish Council (BJC). The BJC is the community relations and

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Market Wire - BALTIMORE, MD -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/22/2006 -- Nathan D. Willner, a principle at the Law Offices of Willner & Associates, P.A., has been elected assistant treasurer of the Baltimore Jewish Council (BJC). The BJC is the community relations and

Collection Attorney News - Local veterans take steps to avoid ID theft

2006-06-11T20:04:00.000-07:00

Local veterans take steps to avoid ID theft
Berkshire Eagle - BOSTON North Adams Veterans Agent John Taft Jr. has been busy the past several weeks informing local veterans of steps they could take to protect themselves from identity theft. He is also taking precautions for himself, knowing that he could be

Collection agencies curbed
Toronto Sun - New rules that took effect yesterday limit the number of calls collection agencies can make to debtors and ban the use of profane or threatening languages. Individuals who break the law are subject to fines of up to $50,000 (up from $25,000), while

Collection Attorney News - Nathan D. Willner Elected Baltimore Jewish Council Officer

2006-05-26T20:02:00.000-07:00

Nathan D. Willner Elected Baltimore Jewish Council Officer
Market Wire (press release) - May 22, 2006... Law Offices of Willner & Associates, PA Fair Debt Collection Attorneys 7101-A Milford Industrial Road* (*please note new address) tel: 410-602-2400 fax: 410-602 ...

Hudson & Keyse Launches Synergy Legal Network
Yahoo! News (press release) - May 17, 2006Composed of independent collection attorneys and firms, the Synergy Legal Network will allow the Company to outsource a growing level of debt recovery ...

Collection Attorney News - Feds want records from Welker business

2006-04-24T20:01:00.000-07:00

Feds want records from Welker business
A U.S. House committee investigating the black market sale of telephone numbers wants records from a telecommunications company owned by a Loveland lawmaker.

Country faces uphill battle in tax crackdown
MANILA - The appearance of the Philippines' tax chief in a rundown Manila mall sends shopkeepers scrambling for their shutters.

Collection Attorney News - Nurse's aide charged in identity theft

2006-04-16T20:01:00.000-07:00

Nurse's aide charged in identity theft
Patriot-News, PA - Mar 30, 2006... doctor's appointments. When the woman moved into a nursing home last year, her son was contacted by several collection agencies. One ...

Family finances: New rule gives you a way to obtain credit score
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Mar 23, 2006... rates. Reason: More towns are giving unpaid parking tickets to collection agencies -- a factor that can trigger lower credit scores. ...

ECHO Extends Partnership with EZCheck; Long-Term Processing ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - Apr 13, 2006... Partnering with banks, collection agencies and other trusted partners, we extend the reach of our payment processing market in merchant locations in all 50 ...

Tax-dodgers in the frame
The Standard, Hong Kong - Apr 13, 2006... of restraint. Under-funding and low salaries at the collection agencies are a major obstacle to improving tax returns. Graft is ...

Collection Attorney News - ABI: Final Turner report shows govt must act now

2006-04-04T20:01:00.000-07:00

ABI: Final Turner report shows govt must act now
Politics.co.uk - Tue, 04 Apr 2006 The Pensions Commission s Final Report, published today, confirms that there is now broad consensus on the key reforms needed to get Britain saving more. The Government must now act quickly. Stephen Haddrill, the ABI s Director

ALBANY DEMOCRAT-HERALD
Albany Democrat-Herald - Donations to the United Way of Linn County s 2005-06 fundraising campaign set an all-time record, said Executive Director Greg Roe. When the campaign ended officially last week, the non-profit agency had collected $925,823, which is $75,823 above

Collection Attorney News - DEFRA plans new rules for waste plastics FWi

2006-03-27T19:01:00.000-08:00

DEFRA plans new rules for waste plastics FWi
DEFRA has announced plans to introduce laws requiring manufacturers to take responsibility for the collection and recycling of non-packaging farm plastics.

Collection Attorney News - Hurricane briefs for March 12

2006-03-23T19:05:00.000-08:00

Hurricane briefs for March 12
Baton Rouge Advocate - WASHINGTON FEMA is extending a deadline for benefit applications by a month to April 10 in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas to give the hurricanes non-English-speaking victims more time to seek help, the agency said Friday. The deadline for

Tie-ing One On
Business Ledger - For eight years, attorney Greg Shugar of Naperville wore a tie to work every day. Now he sells them. Shugar and his wife, Gina, own and operate The Tie Bar, an Internet sales company specializing in ties priced at $15. Instead of getting people to

Collection Attorney News - Lawyer says Imelda Marcos open to settlement

2006-03-19T19:01:00.000-08:00

Lawyer says Imelda Marcos open to settlement
IMELDA MARCOS is open to negotiating a settlement with the government not only for the Marcos jewelry collection but for the entirety of the assets and properties she and her husband, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, are alleged to have acquired illegally.

Collection Attorney News - International Museum of Women and New World Library Partner to Release

2006-03-15T19:02:00.000-08:00

International Museum of Women and New World Library Partner to Release
dBusinessNews.com - SAN FRANCISCO -- New World Library announced today the publication, Imagining Ourselves: Global Voices from a New Generation of Women, on March 8, 2006, International Women's Day. Published in association with the International Museum of Women, this

New Hope in Germany
Safe Haven - Ever since a new administration assumed power in November 2005, the mood has much improved. The economy seems to be stirring again after many years of stagnation and frustration. A new chancellor, a lady doctor of physics of the University of Leipzig

Immigrants, long-timers clash at church
AZCentral.com - A small plaster statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe, her brown face cloaked in a green scarf, sits on a shelf in a back room of a Catholic church in Mesa. For certain weddings, religious celebrations and other special occasions, the statue is brought

Collection Attorney News - Illegal immigration: Customers

2006-03-07T19:01:00.000-08:00

Illegal immigration: Customers
Raleigh News & Observer - Illegal immigrants can qualify for mortgage loans, buy health insurance, set up checking accounts, check out library books and make monthly payments on kitchen appliances. They can sign up for phone and satellite-television service. Most of all, they

In Brief: Coldplay , Chili Peppers
Rolling Stone - U2 is selling Music Rising t-shirts -- like the one worn by the EDGE during their Grammy performance -- via their Web site, with all proceeds from the $30 tees going toward the Music Rising charity for displaced musicians of Hurricanes Katrina and