ZipDebt Client Comment Forum (2007-2019)
This post is intended to provide a forum for ZipDebt clients to post comments about their experience with the program. Recently, I spoke to a person interested in my program, and they told me that they didn’t bother to read any of the testimonials on my site because “everybody fakes testimonials.” Well, that’s probably true…
Curse of the Zombie Debt
A recent article in the St. Petersburg Times, “Buyers Give Old Debts New Life,” provides a revealing look at the problem of “zombie debt.” (See my blog post of 5/19/06 on this subject.) In the debt industry, zombie debt is debt that is past the Statute of Limitations for collection through the court system. This…
Consumer Debt Up 13% from 2004 Levels
A new report released by Experian shows that consumer debt levels have increased over the past two years. Based on an analysis of millions of consumer credit files, the average revolving and installment debt has increased from $10,371 in 2005 to $11,669 in 2006. This represents an increase of nearly 13% over the past two…
Debt Purchasing Firm Sued by Illinois AG for Bogus Collection Tactics on Time-Barred Debts
A debt purchasing company has been sued by Illinois’ Attorney General — Lisa Madigan. The suit alleges use of illegal collection tactics by the firm. A detailed press release on this latest enforcement action against the collection industry is available here. Financial Credit Service, Inc. has allegedly been using intimidation tactics to pressure people into…
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