Tag: debt collection
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...
Debt Collectors pursuing Halton General Hospital visitors.
Debt demands in the post asking the sick and stressed to cough up £149.99.
A debt recovery firm has threatened court action against visitors of...
Wales’ debt problems ‘increase by a fifth’
The number of people suffering with debt related problems in Wales has increased by nearly a fifth in the last year, according to the...
Bailiffs instructed 13,000 times in a year over late London Council...
Bailiffs were instructed almost 13,000 times in London last year to collect debts from people falling behind on their council tax bills, a report reveals this...
Insolvency service gets tough on rogue company directors
It has been revealed that disqualification orders made against rogue company directors has massively increased by over 83% in the past year alone. Despite the governments...