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	<title><![CDATA[Debt Collectors: HuffPost Readers' Weirdest Harassment Stories (AUDIO)]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/22/debt-collectors-huffpost_n_218087.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Debt collectors perform a useful function. They recover scads of bad debt for creditors -- an estimated $40 billion worth in 2007 -- that helps keep lending costs down for credit card companies and others. And, per the industry's reputable trade group, <a href="http://www.acainternational.org/reporters.aspx">ACA International</a>, "debt collectors often get flowers and thank you letters from grateful consumers." </p>

<p>Last week the Huffington Post <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/12/debt-collectors-huffpost_n_214505.html">asked readers</a> for their weirdest debt collector stories. We received many tales of harassment, but none of...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2009-06-22T09:16:00-04:00</date_published>
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