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TwitterFacebookGoogle+LinkedinPrintEmailGuest Post by Berkmyer.com Do you use Spectrum f/k/a Bright House Networks for cable and/or internet? Did you receive your December 2016 bill in the mail, or do you have access to it electronically? If so, you may wan 
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TwitterFacebookGoogle+LinkedinPrintEmail Unfortunately, you were involved in a serious car accident, which resulted in you going to the hospital. Due to the severity of your injuries, you hired a personal injury attorney. Your attorney notified the hospital that you wer
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Unfortunately, you were involved in a serious car accident, which resulted in you going to the hospital. Due to the severity of your injuries, you hired a personal injury attorney. Your attorney notified the hospital that you were represented by counsel, and to send all bills directly to the attorney, not you.Despite your attorney’s request, the hospital continues sending you the bills,attempting to collect the past due debt. You are left confused and annoyed because your attorney told you that you would not be responsible for this debt until the end of your case. You are left wondering if this is legal. The short answer is “no”. (click on this article to learn more)
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In today’s day and age, more and more people are utilizing credit cards and depending on the extension of lines of credit to fulfill their daily needs. Unfortunately for the average everyday consumer, when they become even the shortest length...
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It might start with one phone call. Then two. The phone calls might come in the morning, before you go to work, or they might keep calling late into the evening, when you are trying to go to bed. They might start sending letters, or calling your employer. Even more troubling, a collection agency might fail to identify themselves as a bill collector and instead claim to be calling from a law enforcement agency. Scariest of all, a debt collector might tell you that you will go to prison or that your property will be seized if you fail to pay the debt, claim that you’ve committed a crime or even threaten the use of violence against you or a loved one. Not only is this behavior appalling, but it is illegal. Knowing Your RightsBoth Federal and Florida law protect consumers from the harassment of debt collectors. How, when and to what extent a debt collector can contact you regarding an unpaid debt is regulated by law. (click on this article to learn more) http://www.dolmanlaw.com/legal-services/creditor-harassment-debt-collection-attorneys/
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TwitterFacebookGoogle+LinkedinPrintEmail Debt is an unfortunate reality for many Americans. According to a recent study on household debt by the Federal Reserve, there was over $12.25 trillion in outstanding household debt as of the end of March 2016. When compare
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Debt is an unfortunate reality for many Americans. According to a recent study on household debt by the Federal Reserve, there was over $12.25 trillion in outstanding household debt as of the end of March 2016. When compared to the American population, that’s almost $40,000.00 of debt for every man, woman, and minor child in the country. While the vast majority of this debt is non-revolving—that is, debt that is in the form of monthly installments, such as a mortgage, car or student loan—over 35% of this debt is in the form of a revolving credit line, where credit is always available up to a limit.
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The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act prohibits both debt collectors and creditors from using certain types of abusive, deceptive, and misleading debt collection tactics. This specific legislation is supposed to be a complement of the protections already provided by the...
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The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act prohibits both debt collectors and creditors from using certain types of abusive, deceptive, and misleading debt collection tactics. This specific legislation is supposed to be a complement of the protections already provided by the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The FDCPA is a federal law that sets guidelines on what bill creditors can do to get the public to pay their debts. The statute hinders debt collectors from communicating with third parties about personal owed debt as well as prohibiting them from calling people at work. They also cannot participate in other tactics that are designed to harass, abuse, or mislead people into paying a debt. Going off of the rules set forth by the federal government, Florida enacted a similar measure (CCPA) to not only cover debt collectors and third party debt buyers, but also collection activities performed by an original creditor. Illegal Collection Practices in Florida As already stated, the FCCPA prevents creditors and debt collectors from engaging in abusive, harassing, unfair, fraudulent, dishonest, or misleading practices. Some illegal collection practices that the FCCPA prevents include: (click on this article to learn more) https://www.dolmanlaw.com/legal-services/creditor-harassment-debt-collection-attorneys/
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Do you use Spectrum f/k/a Bright House Networks for cable and/or internet? Did you receive your December 2016 bill in the mail, or do you have access to it electronically? If so, you may want to take a second look at it. In a recent article, Spectrum, f/k/a Bright House Networks, has been accused of improperly charging customers for fees that are not owed. Specifically, in December 2016, many customers were charged a $9.99 wifi activation fee even though these services were never performed.