One campaign issue has the power to eclipse all others for a very large voting bloc: debt-collection abuse.
Bankrate | Steve Bucci | Posted 05.10.2012
Dear Debt Adviser, I am a victim of identity theft. The person who stole my ID took out a payday loan and used a fake bank account number. I am now b...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.30.2012
The city of Canton, Ohio might be giving the debt-collection industry some rather good business soon. The Canton city council will vote Monday on w...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.27.2012
Another day, another story of debt collectors acting shady. Some California residents recently started getting threatening calls from fake debt col...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.26.2012
One woman is having trouble getting a debt collector to fork over its debt to her. Diana Mey, a West Virginia housewife, won an eight-figure court...
Los Angeles Times | Scott J. Wilson | Posted 05.15.2012
Debt collectors calling? You have rights. -- The debt collector must tell you -- within five days of initial contact -- the amount you owe, the nam...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 02.21.2012
Even scam artists are outsourcing. On Tuesday in its first crackdown on fraudulent telemarketing in South Asia, the Federal Trade Commission announced...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.31.2012
The government's efforts to police debt collectors -- an ongoing battle that has drawn in countless ranks of cash-strapped consumers in recent years -...
Jerry Ashton | Posted 03.12.2012
If there is one thing that most Americans might agree upon it is that the debt collection industry and the work it performs ranks in status somewhere below that of a Wall Street Banker and slightly above that of a U.S. Congressman.
The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 11.22.2011
Not paying off debts can eventually land you in jail -- at least in a sizable minority of U.S. states. Borrowers who can't or don't pay their debts...
HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.27.2011
"Look, I am trying to help your company. This matter is serious and will cause problems at the job." That's allegedy what employees at Rincon Debt ...
Posted 07.12.2010
Throughout the financial crisis and deepening recession, debt collectors have been harassing Americans, often under false pretenses, in order to scare...
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011
Debt collectors perform a useful function. They recover scads of bad debt for creditors -- an estimated $40 billion worth in 2007 -- that helps keep l...
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011
The Tompkins County Public Library in Ithaca, N.Y. just can't get a break. Last week the Huffington Post reported that since November, the library has...
Bill Bartmann | Posted 05.16.2012