**Disclaimer – Debtprison.net does not administer legal or financial advice. The contents of this website are my opinions on collection agencies and how to deal with them. Nothing on this website should be interpreted as legal advice or council. No opinions on this website should be used to replace the advice of your financial advisor [...]
Archives for January, 2009
How to Avoid a Lawsuit From a Collection Agency
Why Phone Conversations with Bill Collectors is a Bad Idea
**Disclaimer – Debtprison.net does not administer legal or financial advice. The contents of this website are my opinions on collection agencies and how to deal with them. Nothing on this website should be interpreted as legal advice or council. No opinions on this website should be used to replace the advice of your financial advisor [...]
How Bill Collectors Locate You
Thanks to the internet it’s easier than ever for bill collectors to locate your whereabouts. When you apply for credit or register to vote you are updating your information that collectors will use to find you. Initially a collection agency will review the file they receive from the original creditor. Within this file they will [...]
Francis Newton predicts Dow headed for 6250
With the Dow Jones currently at 9,000 points, Francis Newton (a Murrey Math high tech trader featured on the Gerry V radio show in New Orleans) suggests the Dow will drop to 6250 by April or May of 2009. I haven’t heard any forecasters throw out specific numbers like this so it caught my attention. [...]
Should I pay the collection agency or the original creditor?
**Disclaimer – Debtprison.net does not administer legal or financial advice. The contents of this website are my opinions on collection agencies and how to deal with them. Nothing on this website should be interpreted as legal advice or council. No opinions on this website should be used to replace the advice of your financial advisor [...]
Collection Agency Scare Tactic: We’ll Get Your Driver’s License Suspended
**Disclaimer – Debtprison.net does not administer legal or financial advice. The contents of this website are my opinions on collection agencies and how to deal with them. Nothing on this website should be interpreted as legal advice or council. No opinions on this website should be used to replace the advice of your financial advisor [...]
Bank of America Refuses a Hardship Application
**Disclaimer – Debtprison.net does not administer legal or financial advice. The contents of this website are my opinions on collection agencies and how to deal with them. Nothing on this website should be interpreted as legal advice or council. No opinions on this website should be used to replace the advice of your financial advisor [...]
Can a Creditor Collect on Discharged Debt?
Original creditors and collection agencies will often collect on discharged debt, charge offs, debt absolved by bankruptcy, and even debt that’s been settled. This is debt that can’t legally be collected on via a civil court judgment. However, collection agencies won’t let a little thing like your legal rights stand in the way of their profits. [...]
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