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Debt Collection Bill

 

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In a Boston Globe Spotlight team series last year, debt collectors were exposed using unscrupulous practices to harass and threaten consumers into paying down debt. As a result, legislation was filed on Beacon Hill to reform debt collection practices. MASSPIRG supports a comprehensive bill filed by Senator Patricia Jehlen.

Read the Boston Globe Spotlight Series.

 

Overview

Debt collectors use unscrupulous practices to harass and threaten consumers, many of who do not actually owe debt because they are victims of mistaken identity or identity theft, into paying down debt. Debt collectors purchase debt from credit card companies, retail stores and other places, and are able to seize cars, harass consumers, and abuse the small claim courts.

Consumers face brazen practices by debt collection agencies that hound them to pay up.

News

Read the Boston Globe Spotlight Series. 

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