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averagejoegoesbankrupt
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 04 December 2009 : 20:17:32
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Hi everyone,
I know I've blogged about this today but I find it so damned funny I thought it was worth a post in its own right - I hope you all enjoy this!
I find this comical. Debt collectors are getting upset with us! Who would have thought that debt collectors are a persecuted minority? Bless!
"Debt collectors are planning ways to hit back against online consumer forums allowing people to share advice about dealing with debt problems and taking on financial institutions.
The Credit Services Association (CSA), the main trade body for debt collectors, has held workshops for its members to explore ways of "combating" organisations such as the Consumer Action Group (CAG), a forum with almost 250,000 members.
A CSA PowerPoint presentation, seen by the Guardian, claims such sites are guilty of "encouraging" people to evade debts, provide "breeding grounds for misinformation" and "insult" banks and debt collectors."
Read the whole thing at : http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/dec/02/credit-services-association-debt-websites (The Guardian, 2nd. December, 2009)
Average Joe
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debtinfo
forum expert
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Posted - 04 December 2009 : 20:26:30
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beggers belief whe they harrass people over the telephone and in person
The only one of those sites i have used has been the CAG one, and from what i have seen all of the info handed out has been backed up by the law, not something the debt collectors could claim |
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Skippy
forum expert
United Kingdom
3290 Posts |
Posted - 04 December 2009 : 20:30:57
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Unbelievable!
I do have to say though that I totally disagree with websites that encourage people to avoid paying their debts. There's a difference between taking a legal remedy, e.g. IVA or BR because you have to and trying to avoid repaying your debts.
Tomorrow is a mystery, yesterday is history, today is the present, a gift to make the most of.
View my blog at http://skippy13.blogs.bankruptcyhelp.org.uk/
28 IPA payments made, 8 to go - in single figures! |
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Housing
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1399 Posts |
Posted - 04 December 2009 : 21:44:40
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Hi all,
I agree - beggers belief!
I do agree with Skippy too - I did not and am sure most of us did not set out one rainy day to become BR!!
Good weekend to all, Richard
"There are no problems - only solutions..." |
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Reviva UK
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
2452 Posts |
Posted - 04 December 2009 : 21:45:40
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There is a growing position taken by some debt collection companies and some bailiffs who have been told that they are legally required to only deal with the creditor and not with any third party.
I suspect that as more and more people become empowered with information, some debt collectors will start taking short cuts.
Paul Johns
Bankruptcy Specialists
Reviva UK
www.revivauk.com
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