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2. BBB Reveals America's Most Complained-About Businesses - AOL

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   The Better Business Bureau just released some good news: In 2011, consumers consulted the BBB far more often than they did the year before, and they lodged fewer complaints. Surely that's a sign ...

3. How to spot debt collection scams: 8 signs to watch out for

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   Here’s how to find out if a debt collector is legit. Key takeaways. Scammers use texts, calls, emails and letters to create a false sense of urgency about debt repayment.

4. Better Business Bureau - Wikipedia

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   The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is an American private, 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization founded in 1912. BBB's self-described mission is to focus on advancing marketplace trust, [2] consisting of 92 independently incorporated local BBB organizations in the United States and Canada, coordinated under the International Association of Better Business Bureaus (IABBB) in Arlington, Virginia.

5. How to pay off a debt in collections

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   Before acting on any debt collection, confirm the debt is yours and know the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) to avoid unfair practices. Check your state's statute of limitations to make ...

6. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - Wikipedia

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   The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Pub. L. 95-109; 91 Stat. 874, codified as 15 U.S.C. § 1692 –1692p, approved on September 20, 1977 (and as subsequently amended), is a consumer protection amendment, establishing legal protection from abusive debt collection practices, to the Consumer Credit Protection Act, as Title VIII of that ...

7. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Wikipedia

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   The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector.CFPB's jurisdiction includes banks, credit unions, securities firms, payday lenders, mortgage-servicing operations, foreclosure relief services, debt collectors, for-profit colleges, and other financial companies operating in the ...

8. Debt buyer (United States) - Wikipedia

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   The debt collection industry which includes debt buyers, "in-house collection departments, third-party collection agencies, and collection attorneys", recover and return "billions of dollars in delinquent debt" to "card issuers and other creditors" annually which "increase[s] the availability of consumer credit and reduce[s] its cost". [2]

9. Consumer bureau orders debt collection agency to shut down ...

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   The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday ordered Commonwealth Financial Systems, a debt collection agency specializing in medical debt, to shut down as a result of what CFPB determined ...