Are Debt Collectors Allowed to Call My Cell Phone? Another question I often get as a Hartford County, Connecticut Attorney from clients is, I’m getting calls on my cell phone from parties I don’t know including debt collectors. This activity can be unlawful. Calls to your cell phone that aren’t previously authorized are illegal under…
Do Debt Collectors Have to Notify Me of My Rights? Under federal law debt collectors are required to notify you of specific rights that you are entitled to. These include that they inform you that this is an attempt to collect a debt. They’re also required to state that any information to obtain in connection…
Can I Be Arrested for a Debt? Under federal law and our constitution, failing to pay a debt is not a crime. There are rights of your creditors to go after you for the failure to pay that debt. They may end up bringing suite and trying to garnish your wages or levy your bank…
If Your Creditors Come Calling – Don’t Be An Ostrich Survival Tips for Debtors: Have you ever been so far behind on your credit card debt that you find collection letters in your mailbox most mornings or collection agents are harassing you constantly? If so, here are some quick survival tips. Consumers overloaded…
Stopping Unwanted Telephone Sales Calls and Debt Collector Harassment Have you ever received one of those irritating prerecorded telephone calls during dinnertime? How about receiving an unwelcome sales pitch from a company you never heard of? Or a pre-recorded call or voicemail message on your cell phone from a debt collector? If so you…