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Served By a Debt Collector? What To Do Next

August 4, 2009

Getting served with a lawsuit is one of the more upsetting things that can happen to you. When a process server hands a summons and complaint to you or to someone “of suitable age and discretion” who answers your door, they are dragging you into the legal system.
But really, it is not as bad as [...]

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Bankruptcy: knowing when to walk away

April 26, 2009

When faced with large amounts of debt, many consumers first think about filing bankruptcy. But while bankruptcy may be the best option for some, it is not the only option.
Consumers with only one or two accounts in default should consider dealing with those accounts, especially if they have been sold. It may be possible to [...]

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Foreclosed and nowhere to go? Stay put

January 30, 2009

So says Ohio congresswoman Marcy Kaptur. Stick it to the vultures until they prove they actually have the right to take your home, which is unlikely for many mortgage loans.
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How to find a bankruptcy attorney

October 6, 2008

Brad Perri is a Minnesota bankruptcy lawyer who will be guest blogging at Caveat Emptor from September 29th through October 10th.
Last week, I focused on talking about the attitudes taken towards bankruptcy. I emphasized that the American form of bankruptcy is fundamentally different from what bankruptcy was prior to the writing of the Constitution.
Since the [...]

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Special interests vs. you

July 2, 2008

At Public Citizen’s Watchdog Blog, Graham Steele & David Arkush point out the problematic tendency of the press to treat issues of civil justice as clashes of special interests. Insurance companies vs. trial lawyers. Doctors vs. trial lawyers. Debt collectors vs. trial lawyers.
Always somebody vs. trial lawyers. Not “insurance companies vs. patients” or “debt collectors [...]

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National Arbitration Forum thinks courts should just rubber stamp arbitration awards

May 29, 2008

National Arbitration Forum basically offers a rubber stamp to debt collectors already, and they argue that courts should turn their awards into court judgments without looking too closely.
Are courts unreasonably tossing out arbitration awards? Nope. NAF is just advocating for its clients, the debt collectors, who have no proof of the debts on which they [...]

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Quit Claim: scams in prime time.

February 17, 2008

You know that a new topic has hit the big time when Law & Order gets hold of it. In the lead-up to the settlement of the writers strike, NBC threw their hat into the ring concerning the current “ripped from the headlines” plot on Law & Order. The episode entitled Quit Claim [...]

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