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California Debt Blog: 5 MORE MISTAKES YOU MUST AVOID WITH YOUR CREDIT

November 15, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

I previously gave you 5 mistakes to avoid with your credit. So as people are ramping up their holiday shopping, I thought I would share with you 5 more mistakes to avoid with your credit. The difference between good credit…

Categories: Credit, Current Affairs, FDCPA, Hiring an attorney, Legal Process, News, Rosenthal FDCPA Tags: bad credit, bankruptcy, Credit, credit card, credit cards, credit counseling, credit limit, credit reporting agency, credit score, Equifax, Experian, good credit, identity theft, TransUnion

Free Insurance Information

November 8, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

Did you ever wonder what the California Department of Insurance does? Me too! So I went to their website to see what was there. Seriously, the Department of Insurance does a lot of good work. They regulate insurance companies. They…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Business Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Hiring an attorney, Insurance and Claims FAQ, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury Tags: auto insurance, California Department of Insurance, consumer, homeowners insurance, insurance, life insurance

California Debt Blog: The Consumer Protection Financial Bureau Wants to Hear From You

November 8, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

This comes to you from the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau: We want to hear about your debt collection experience—weigh in now. Since we began taking debt collection complaints a few months ago, companies have responded to more than 5,000 debt…

Categories: Current Affairs, FDCPA, Legal Process, News, Rosenthal FDCPA Tags: Consumer Protection Financial Bureau, consumers, debt collection, debt collector, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, FDCPA, R-FDCPA, RFDCPA, Rosenthal Act, Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

California Debt Blog: Debt Collectors Using Facebook, Twitter

November 6, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

KSL-5 out of Utah is reporting on debt collectors using social media to track down debtors. This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to anyone. Debt collectors will use whatever technology they can to try to get as much information…

Categories: Current Affairs, FDCPA, Legal Process, News Tags: Consumer Protection Financial Bureau, debt collection, debt collector, Facebook, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, FDCPA, R-FDCPA, RFDCPA, Rosenthal Act, Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Rosenthal FDCPA, social media, twitter

10 Steps of a Lawsuit

November 1, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

People hear all the time about filing a lawsuit. But no one really explains what happens. While this is not comprehensive, it is a guideline of how a lawsuit proceeds. Please talk to your attorney about your specific case. 1….

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Hiring an attorney, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury Tags: arbitration, court case, lawsuit, personal injury, steps of a lawsuit, steps of a legal case

California Debt Blog: Beware of FS Mediation Group

November 1, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

I wrote before about Regional Arbitation Services. You can read it here and here. I sued them twice and have two defaults against them. I will soon be turning those into judgments. In the meantime, I received a call from…

Categories: Credit, Current Affairs, FDCPA, Hiring an attorney, Legal Process, News, Rosenthal FDCPA Tags: debtors jail, debtors prison, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, FCRA, FDCPA, FS Mediation Group, jail, R-FDCPA, RAS, Regional Arbitration Services, Rosenthal Act, Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Rosenthal FDCPA, Toronto

California Debt Blog: The End of Brachfeld Law Group

October 28, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

Today in my mail came a letter dated October 22, 2013 from GGG Partners in Atlanta, GA. The letter states “On October 20, 2013, Brachfeld Law Group, PC (“Brachfeld”) determined that it was in the best interests of all stakeholders…

Categories: Current Affairs Tags: Brachfeld, Brachfeld Law Group, Brachfeld Law Group PC, debt collection Erica Brachfeld, debt collector, Erica Brachfeld

7 of the Strangest Personal Injury Claims Ever

October 18, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

I came across this today on the internet and had to share it. It makes me think of some of the claims I handled when I was an adjuster. Here are a few of my more memorable cases: the woman…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Business Insurance, Claims, Current Affairs, Homeowners Insurance, Law, Personal Injury Tags: business insurance, car insurance, homeowners insurance, injuries, injury, insurance, personal injuries, personal injury, road traffic collision

California Debt Blog: Debt collection industry ripped – again

October 18, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

In the “not so surprising” news category, a new report rips the debt collection industry. This report, however, goes a step further. The report suggests that states are not doing enough to help struggling consumers. The report from the NCLC,…

Categories: Credit, Current Affairs, FCRA, FDCPA, Hiring an attorney, Legal Process, News, Rosenthal FDCPA Tags: bank account, consumers, debt collection, debt collections, debt collector, debts, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, FDCPA, levy, proof of service, R-FDCPA, Rosenthal Act, Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Rosenthal FDCPA

10 Steps of a Personal Injury Case

October 11, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

I got a lot of calls from people who do not understand how a personal injury case works. They are unsure what happens. I have written about this before, but I thought I would lay out what I see are…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Hiring an attorney, Homeowners Insurance, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury Tags: accident, auto accident, auto collision, auto crash, car accident, car collision, car crash, demand letter, insurance, medical records, medical treatment, non-economic damages, property damage, settle, small claims court, suit

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