If you are getting debt collection calls you are not alone. About one in seven people in Mississippi is being hounded by a debt collector. Buying debt and debt collection is a billion dollar business and becoming a larger, more complex industry. The original creditor sells their debt to…
Yes, you can stop debt collectors from calling you. Federal law, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, (“FDCPA”) requires debt collectors to stop calling if you send them a written request. Once your written notice for telephone calls to stop has been received by a debt collector, financial penalties of…
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) prohibits abusive and deceptive collection tactics. This means that the debt collectors cannot insult you, threaten you, trick you, lie to you, or harass you with phone calls at all hours. This law applies only to third-party debt collectors and does not apply…