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On the front page of Sunday’s New York Times, Gretchen Morgenson described Diane McLeod’s spiral into indebtedness, and now a debate has erupted over who is to blame. You can read the article at this link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/business/20debt.html?fta=y Some people emphasize the...

You sent me a private message. But, your settings don't allow you to receive a private message response. So, I am posting here. You can go to your control panel to reset your message settings. Mary The answer is confusing to most people. Here is how it works in most states: The check is...

FIRST ARTICLE There was a mood of disconnect at the Federal Trade Commission workshop on the debt collection industry as consumer advocates on one side and industry reps from collections agencies and law firms on the other discussed the state of the industry. The consumer advocates were joined...

An Outcry Rises as Debt Collectors Play Rough By SEWELL CHAN Published: July 5, 2006 The rise in American consumer debt has been accompanied by a sharp increase in complaints about aggressive and sometimes unscrupulous tactics by debt collection agencies, a phenomenon that has government...