I just had a client sued by a debt collector for a debt that was more than 4 years old. The complaint (the lawsuit in lay person terms) stated that the debt was delinquent in February, 2004. The lawsuit was…
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California Debt Blog: California Court Approves Class-Action Lawsuit Against Debt Collector Accused of Abusive Tactics
Here is a press release I received from Public Citizen. I am forwarding it to you in case you were a victim of ACCS. WASHINGTON, D.C. – A California court has ruled that almost a million consumers who were victims…
California Debt Blog: Renters Beware
The newest problem for renters, as if you did not have enough problems, is landlords who are behind on their mortgages. The problem goes something like this: you pay your landlord the money. The landlord fails to pay the mortgage….
California Debt Blog: Foreclosed Properties Driving You Crazy?
Are you living in a neighborhood with a lot of foreclosures? Are the foreclosed homes bringing in vagrants, vandals and Viacom? (Okay, work with me – it is Sunday and I had no where to go with that!) What to…
California Debt Blog: Avoid the call from your former broker
I received a few fascinating calls in the last couple of weeks that I have not written about yet because I thought it was just a fluke. But then I read about it in the California Bar Journal this week….
California Debt Blog: Jonathan Stein named to BusinessWeek List of Top Foreclosure Attorneys
Elk Grove, CA– Jonathan G. Stein of Elk Grove was recently named to BusinessWeek.com’s list of highest-rated foreclosure attorneys. Mr. Stein was the only attorney from California on the list of eleven and was California’s Top-Rated Attorney. “We are honored…
California Debt Blog: Debt Validation: Why it matters
Whenever you are contacted by a debt collector, the initial letter will state that you have the right to request validation of the debt within 30 days. Why do you care? Debt validation requests serve several purposes. First, by making…
California Debt Blog: Debt collectors clogging Chicago courts too
I have written in the past about debt collectors and their ever expanding role of using court resources. Just look at my past post on Unifund. Well, it is not unique to California. Chicagoland courts are filled with 119,000 lawsuits…
California Debt Blog: Foreclosure scammers busted in San Diego
California Attorney General Jerry Brown and San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis announced the arrest of the owners of Federal Land Grant Co., a San Diego company that allegedly ripped off homeowners throughout California. According to accounts, the scam worked…
California Debt Blog: Debt Collection Attorney and Allstate Pay Up
I thought I would share a story with you about a case I handled. It is about a car accident, but involves debt collectors and their simple tactic of trying to bully people in to paying money that they do…