When you’re facing foreclosure, you may find yourself targeted by many people who claim they have a solution to avoid foreclosure. Unfortunately, facing foreclosure gives rise to schemes and scammers that try to take advantage of homeowners going through foreclosure. Every year, unsuspecting homeowners fall for foreclosure frauds and foreclosure rescue scams. These frauds make…
Being sued by a debt collector can be a difficult and nerve-wracking process. Working with a debt collection defense lawyer can help take the pressure off of you to make the process much easier and less stressful. But hiring an attorney for debt defense comes with additional costs, so many people choose not to hire…
Are you someone that finds themself in an unfortunate situation of being sued for debt collection or receiving harassing calls from debt collectors? You can try and handle the lawsuit and collectors without any help, however, that can be really hard to do if you aren’t familiar with debt collection. Debt collection can be an…
Maybe you are one of those millions of people who is facing foreclosure and wondering, “Can I stop the foreclosure on my house?” Not only can you delay a foreclosure, but in some cases, you can stop foreclosure altogether. As a homeowner, you have certain options available for you to stop foreclosure, even if you…
As a homeowner, you may be wondering what to do when you get served with foreclosure papers. Like many others, you might be tempted not to respond to the Notice of Intent (NOI), but that’s actually one of the worst things you can do. Unfortunately, many homeowners don’t know what they should do after receiving…
What to do when you receive a Notice of Wage Garnishment and you have just started a new job? One of the effects of the pandemic was to shut the debt collection industry for a month or more when things just started. The inability to put people in their little Stalinist cubicles close together in…
Debt Collection is $14.5 Trillion Industry as of 2019 and it’s growing. Laws protect consumers by regulating how businesses and consumers handle the credit and debit transaction business. That way both the company and the consumer get fair treatment. By understanding the laws, you are better able to protect yourself. For the consumer, laws work…
Your financial future depends on what’s in your credit report. Your ability to get a job, rent a place to live, get a loan, and a credit card are all dependent on having an accurate credit report free of errors. Credit report violations can be devastating. The Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 (FCRA) gives…
This post comes to you on the Sunday before the national election for the United States president. Happy Halloween! Today we examine areas that are likely to impact many homeowners and consumers in the coming weeks and months: the CARES Act and debt collection. I’ve written earlier this year about forbearance with the CARES act…
Josh, why do you do what you do? And, more importantly, how can that help me? Everyone of us are dealing with what I call the “Hedge Fund Society” … the society making its money by sucking the lifeblood from the rest of us. The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the…