Tag: debt collection agency
Private debt collectors to fetch back payments made in error
Households that received money they did not claim may get a knock on the door... Thousands of struggling families who have been overpaid tax credits...
Money Shop owner to pay staggering £15 million in refunds
One of the UK's major payday lenders is to refund £15.4m to 147,000 customers - many of whom were given loans they could not afford...
More landlords could be forced into court following debt collection changes.
Legislative changes coming into force on October 1 will see the current debt threshold at which creditors can serve a statutory demand increase from...
Man hit with £1.4million phone bill for just ONE month.
Ken Slusher reveals that he is now being pursued by debt collectors and he fears that an offer on his dream home will fall through. A...
Great-grandmother left ‘terrified’ over debt collection letters from Npower.
The staff at a South Tyneside charity have been praised by a great-grandmother after coming to her aid over Npower energy bill issues. Pat Mountain...
Mortgage complaints fall while others rise
2013 was a big year for mortgage complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with there being a total of 49,432 complaints. This staggering...
America’s largest debt collectors ordered to refund $60 million to consumers
The two firms; San Diego-based Encore Capital Group and Virginia-based Portfolio Recovery Associates are liable for pressuring consumers with false statements and issuing lawsuits using robo-signed court...
Charity argues that Bailiffs should be a last resort.
Babergh District Council has been advised that it should do more to stop the use of bailiffs by a national debt charity. According to new research...
Taxpayers’ money wasted in futile debt collection effort.
Exclusive details have been announced this week that Highland Council have cost the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of pounds in efforts to recover debts owed...
Jobs lost as Debt Collection Firm enters administration.
Preston based Debt Collection Firm Progress Financial Recovery Ltd have entered into administration after long running financial troubles eventually took their toll. The company is...
