A debt collector can NOT and should NOT:
1. Phone you an unreasonable number of times
2. Phone you at an unusual time or unusual location
3. Disclose information about you, of your debts to
third parties
4. Use profane or other abusive language when
making contact
5. Contact you after you have submitted a written
notification that you do not want to be contacted
any further
6. Falsely claim to be affiliated with any
governmental organization
7. Misrepresent the amount or legal status of any
debt
8. Threaten to take any action that cannot be
taken legally
9. Blame and/or accuse you of having committed a
crime
10. Threaten to report or communicate false credit
information
11. Use forbidden and deceptive methods to collect
debts
12. Call you before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m.
13. Call you, but not identify who he or she is
You may be able to:
Reduce or completely zero out your interest payments
Make them stop calling you
Get money damages awarded to you
Erase the item from your credit report
May be possible to negotiate to eliminate the debt
Have your attorney fees paid by the collection agency
Collect money for you from the collection agency
Avoid or reduce late payment fees
Combine several loans into one payment plan
Get errors in your credit reports rectified
Get invalid entries on your credit report removed
Get peace of mind and stop the harassing phone calls
Get a FREE case review at: http://www.makethempayyou.org/free_case_review.html
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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