16 articles on "collectors"

Do Not Become Victims Of Debt Collection Tactics

The federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) was established to ensure fair debt collection practices. This act is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and private litigants. While the FDCPA is a federal statute, every state in ou...

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Choosing a Solar Thermal Collector

Solar Thermal Collectors form the head end or energy capturing end of a Solar Thermal water heating system. There are broadly two types of collector, Flat Plate Collectors and Evacuated Tube Collectors. When evaluating the two different technologies...

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Stop Debt Collectors

Stop Debt Collectors by: Omar M. Omar Can you stop debt collectors ?...You better know you can You can stop debt collectors under the law provided by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. If you use credit cards, owe money on a personal loan, ...

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Art Collecting as a Home Business

Art Collecting as a Home Business by: Amy Hutton When we think of art collectors, we generally think of wealthy sophisticates combing glamourous fine art galleries for the hottest new painter’s works. That may have been true in the past, but t...

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First Major Regulatory and Legislative Victory of 2005 for Creditors and Consumers

Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, collectors are not allowed to disclose a consumers past due debt to anyone other than the debtor and in some cases a spouse. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act would have required collectors to identif...

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Fair Debt Collection

Fair Debt Collection  by: ReliefLoans.com If you use credit cards, owe money on a personal loan, or are paying on a home mortgage, you are a "debtor." If you fall behind in repaying your creditors, or an error is made on your accounts, you may b...

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Creating a Craze Making Your Product into a Collectible

It's pretty obvious that "collectibles" are a hot trend thesedays. From plush stuffed animals to Christmas ornaments, there isa bevy of product lines whose customers have mysteriouslytransformed into rampaging, fanatical collectors willing to do...

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Your Consumer Rights

Your Consumer Rights by: Terry J. Rigg Sr. If you have ever fallen behind on your debts you already know that dealing with your creditors can be a hassle. Sometimes it can be downright humiliating. It doesn't have to be that way. With mill...

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Debt Collection Tactics Are Constrained By The FDCPA

The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) is a Federal Law that was enacted in 1978. The FDCA was invented to counteract unethical bill collection practices. The passing of this act was necessary to attempt to eliminate the abusive practices th...

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Use FDCPA To Stand Up To Bill Collectors

A debt collector's sole purpose is to find a way to get your money. In their defense, if you owe, you need to pay, and if you don't pay, they have a right to call and ask you to pay. The problem, however, is that bill collectors too often c...

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