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Tag: debt collection

**FILE** D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Reaches Settlement With Debt-Collection Company Over Unlawful Practices

by WI Guest AuthorApril 14, 2017October 30, 2020

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine’s Office of Consumer Protection has reached a settlement with California-based debt collection company Collect Pros and its owner, Michael Ross, that requires the company to forgive $219,297 in uncollected consumer debt held by District residents.

Seventy-seven percent of Howard University graduates leave school with student loan debt. (Courtesy of blackholisticlifestyle.com.)
Posted inFinancial Literacy

Black Lawmakers Call for Debt-Collection Reform

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerFebruary 2, 2017October 30, 2020
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Financial Literacy

CBC, State AGs, Consumer Advocates Stand Up to CFPB Foes

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerJanuary 26, 2017October 30, 2020
Charlene Crowell
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy, Op-Ed, Opinion

N.Y. AG, CFPB Pair to Fight Debt-Collection Scheme

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerNovember 10, 2016October 30, 2020
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Posted inBusiness, Charlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy, Op-Ed, Opinion

CFPB Orders Citibank to Refund $4.9 million to 2,100 consumers

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerFebruary 29, 2016October 30, 2020
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy, Op-Ed, Opinion

Collecting $200 Million from the Debt Collectors

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerSeptember 21, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inBusiness

5 Illegal Tactics Shady Debt Collectors Love

by Washington InformerFebruary 27, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy, Op-Ed, Opinion

Debt Collectors Target the Elderly

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerNovember 23, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inBusiness

Feds: Bullying, Lying Debt Collectors an Epidemic

by Washington InformerNovember 19, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inBusiness

Study: 35 Percent in US Facing Debt Collectors

by Washington InformerJuly 29, 2014October 30, 2020

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