Debt Collection Abuse Blog
Posted on May 10, 2013 By Michael P. Forbes, Esq.
I am a Philadelphia area lawyer who has been protecting consumers from nasty debt collectors, foreclosure actions and at one time I provided bankruptcy services. I am now receiving calls from ...
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Posted on May 6, 2013 By Pennsylvania Debt Collector Abuse Attorney
Falling seriously behind on your mortgage, car loan, credit card payments or other debts can be a very stressful experience. Not only are you struggling to keep up with your financial obligations, and ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2013 By Pennsylvania Debt Collector Abuse Attorney
Many people are unaware how much their credit report can dramatically impact their ability to buy a home, get a new car, rent an apartment, obtain a line of credit, and eventually achieve a state of ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2013 By Pennsylvania Debt Collector Abuse Lawyer
Repossession is the legal term which refers to the act of taking back property, either through a judicial process, court order, foreclosure or self-help, after the consumer has failed to fulfill their ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2013 By Michael P. Forbes
This week the United States Senate took an important step in trying to protect consumers from predatory payday lenders. Payday lenders typically charge rates between 200% of 300% for short terms ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2013 By Law Office of Michael P. Forbes, PC
One of the more insidious and deceptive practices of the mortgage companies, in their relentless attempts to steal your home, is to pay your tax bill and then increase your monthly mortgage payment. ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2013 By Law Office of Michael P. Forbes, PC
I am continually confounded at the attempts of some of the debt buyers' attorneys to bamboozle judges into thinking that they can prove their case. I just won a case against such a zealous ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2013 By Law Office of Michael P. Forbes, PC
Last year, my wife received a credit card offer from what she thought was Capitol One. Since she received several of these offers a year, she did not look at the card carefully and agreed to accept ...
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Posted on Mar 5, 2013 By Law Office of Michael P. Forbes, PC
During a recent trial, I immediately began objecting to the type of questions being asked by opposing counsel, who represented a bank trying to foreclose on my client's home. In my opinion, the ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2013 By Law Office of Michael P. Forbes, PC
I am continually amazed at the arrogance of some law firms, especially, those representing banks and credit unions. If you don't think that this country is being controlled the banking industry, ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2013 By Law Office of Michael P. Forbes, PC
During a recent court appearance, I was making an argument in an attempt to help save my client from foreclosure. My opponent, a talented and aggressive lawyer, told the court that I had created a ...
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Posted on Feb 7, 2013 By Law Office of Michael P. Forbes, PC
Throughout my 23 years of practice as an attorney, I've met a lot of nice people, despite the fact that they are lawyers. Notwithstanding what seems to be a negative perception among the public, ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2012 By Brandon Grim, Esquire
2013 will mark the beginning of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's ("CFPB") "watchdog" role over debt collection agencies. In addition to scrutinizing collection ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2012 By Brandon Grim, Esquire
There may be many reasons why someone may be seeking a loan modification. Restructuring their mortgage payment can be a great tool to save their home from foreclosure or to lower their payment to a ...
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Posted on Jun 5, 2012 By Philadelphia Debt Collector Abuse Attorney
In West Virginia, an unusual turn of events has allowed one woman to collect money from a collection agency. Normally, the collection agencies are the ones to do the collecting, but not in this case. ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2012 By Law Office of Michael P. Forbes
On March 3, 2012, the Law Offices of Michael P. Forbes attended a Muster at the Sheraton Hotel in Bucks County for the Marines. Attorney Forbes was a "muster-partner", offering help with any ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2011 By Michael Forbes
Once again, I made a trek to the Upper Darby district court, only to find that my opponent law firm, The Law Offices of Edward Abrahamsen and Associates, P.C. failed to appear to prosecute the case on ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2011 By Philadelphia Debt Collector Abuse Lawyer
Now that Governor Rendell is gone and we have a so-called conservative Governor, the individual is in a lot of trouble in Pennsylvania. In addition to cutting funding for our children's education, ...
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Posted on Mar 9, 2011 By Michael Forbes
Under no circumstances, ignore the lawsuit. The credit card companies and the debt buying companies count on you to do this so they can get a lien against your property. Most of these cases are ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2011 By Michael Forbes
As a debt collector abuse attorney, I am happy to report that the director of a Buffalo debt collection agency who admitted selling personal information on thousands of debtors has been sentenced to ...
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Posted on Feb 26, 2011 By Law Office of Michael Forbes PCA
When debt collection defense Attorney Michael P. Forbes, came across "Getting Past Child Gatekeepers" written by Gary Jensen, who is a debt collector mentor, about how to use children to enable ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2011 By Debt Collection Attorney
If you are being sued by a credit card company DO NOT ignore it. With the help of Michael P. Forbes you can sue debt collectors at no cost to you. We will pay all cost for filing the suit, no money ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2011 By Debt Collection Attorney
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Posted on Feb 4, 2011 By Debt Collection Attorney
In the real world, when one party sues another for breach of contract, the party who initiates the lawsuit must state the following: names of the parties, their correct addresses, an allegation that ...
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PROTECTIONS NEEDED AGAINST ZOMBIE DEBTS Under the backdrop of the passage of the new credit card legislation and President Obama's desire to create a Federal Consumer Protection Agency, a small ...
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