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Jim Stratton: McCollum and Sink: "It's not about politics ... " No, of course it's not
Orlando :: FL :: USA | 23 days ago
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I've written some stories recently about the state's lax oversight of abusive debt collectors, and they've reminded me that politics and candor often can't stand the sight of each other. Initially, staffers with the Florida Attorney General's office...
Tags: debt collectors, Alex Sink, Orlando, Bill McCollum, Social Issues
McCollum targets travel services
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Attorney General Bill McCollum and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, rival candidates for governor, said Tuesday that online travel services are swiping sales taxes from the state. The two Cabinet officers also called for Florida lawmakers to tighten...
Tags: debt collectors, attorney general, Bill McCollum, Alex Sink, abusive debt, chief financial, Florida, online travel, travel services
Boston Globe: Debt collectors have rules too
Lyman :: WY :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility In your article (“ Recession’s a bear for debt collection agencies ’’ (GlobeWest, July 2), you neglect to mention that when debt is harder to collect, debt collectors violate the law more often. Consumers who are contacted by debt collectors have rights...
Tags: debt collectors
Do you or don’t you exist?
How would you feel if you awoke one morning to discover that you are not who you think you really are – that your identity has been stolen overnight? A school teacher of Adelaide discovered that fact and is unable to come to terms with reality -...
Tags: identity theft, credit card fraud, debt collectors, psychological wrecks
IRS dumps private debt collectors, shifts pendulum
Washington :: DC :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility The Internal Revenue Service's decision this week to quit using debt collectors to dun delinquent taxpayers was celebrated by public employee unions as a pendulum shift after watching the Bush administration often opt for private contractors over federal...
Tags: debt collectors, IRS, bush administration, Bush, The Internal Revenue Service, revenue services, private contractors, quits using
Regulations restrict how debt collectors can act
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 10 months ago
Credibility Debt collection is a highly regulated industry and consumers are protected under both federal and state laws. Here are some important things to know about dealing with debt collectors: _ The federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act limits the hours...
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