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fdcpa

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) offers consumers many protections. The Act outlines when and how often debt collectors can contact consumers about their debt, prohibits them from using unfair or deceptive practices when collecting debt, and more. However, even with all of these protections, Congress is currently considering…

bankruptcy court

Many people considering filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy when they are drowning in debt. After filing for Chapter 7, a person’s property is sold off to repay their debts. Even if a person doesn’t have property to sell to pay off the debt, their debts may still be discharged or…

foreclosure scams

Foreclosure is a fear of many homeowners. When the process is started by the bank or lender, that information becomes public, meaning that anyone can learn of your financial difficulties and prey on your unfortunate situation. There are many foreclosure-related companies and while some of these are legitimate, many of…

credit card

There’s a lot of conflicting news out there about getting a second credit card. Some say that it’s a good idea because it can help your credit scores with Equifax and TransUnion. Others say that it’s not a good idea because it could actually lower your score. After all, the…

student loans

Student loans are great and offer millions of people opportunities that they would have never had otherwise. However, upon graduating, those same loans can feel crippling to people financially and make it actually seem as though they are actually preventing individuals from certain opportunities. The most ideal way to deal…

credit card

Criminals, unfortunately, are very smart sometimes and are constantly coming up with new ways to get ahold of other people’s information and money. One of these ways that has just recently started making news is credit card dumping. So, what is credit card dumping? How can it hurt you, and…