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Consumers Burdened By Debt Should Consider Bankruptcy, Says MA Lawyer

Fitchberg, MA consumer protection attorney Walter Oney took the time to let a Massachusetts paper’s readers know some of the problems that arise when debt buyers sue consumer for past due debts.
Remember my recent post about how little proof debt buyers have when they sue?  Well, Walter shows that this isn’t just a New York [...]

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Debt Buyers Don’t Prove The Case In 94.5% Of Cases (Report)

A new report just issued by District Council 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services provides significant information about what happens when debt buyers sue consumers for past-due debts.  The findings are interesting, but I can’t say I’m shocked.
In a nutshell:

Even when the debt buyer did respond to a demand for proof that the consumer owed the [...]

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