Oct 3, 2017 | HOW TO DEAL WITH CREDITOR HARASSMENT ARCHIVES
Florida residents may be interested to know that JPMorgan Chase & Co was recently ordered to fix credit card procedures including debt collection. They were also told by U.S. bank regulators to pay back over $300 million to customers who were harmed by the...
Oct 3, 2017 | Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Proceedings
Fay Servicing has been fined over a million dollars for what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau calls illegal foreclosure practices. During the investigation, it was discovered that the servicing agency was not upfront with its clients about the choices that...
Oct 3, 2017 | HOW TO DEAL WITH CREDITOR HARASSMENT ARCHIVES
Miami area residents may have heard of a recent Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that cost a harassing debt collection agency $1 million. The company not only harassed people with text messages, it also violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by informing the...
Oct 3, 2017 | Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Proceedings
After the scandal that rocked Wells Fargo last year, one might think that the company’s officials would be careful to make sure that all of their activities were legitimate. With that said, it seems a bit unbelievable that they are now being accused of making...
Oct 3, 2017 | HOW TO DEAL WITH CREDITOR HARASSMENT ARCHIVES
According to a report released by the National Consumer Law Center, state laws vary as far as affording protection from creditors is concerned. The advocacy group found that few places had adequate exemption laws, or laws designed to protect families from losing all...
