Recent Posts in FDCPA Category

I Can't Get No Satisfaction!

Imagine that like many Americans you have a credit card judgment issued against you in civil court. You scrape up the money and finally pay off the judgment. A few years later you check your credit and realize that the judgment is being reported as not satisfied. You figure it is just an honest oversight and you send the credit reporting agency a letter stating that the judgment was in fact ...

Harassed by a Debt Collector? How Does the FDCPA Protect Me?

Being faced with mounting debt can be a extremely stressful experience, not only for you but for your family as well. Add to that the harassment and abusive tactics employed by many creditors and debt collectors and it may seem like there is no way out from under your financial burden. It is for that reason the federal government added the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) to the ...