Michigan Collection Law Blog
Covers collection agencies, collection law firms and debt collection.
Author: Gary Nitzkin is a solo practitioner based in Southfield, Mich.
Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • Law Firms • Solos/Small Firms • States • Michigan • Solo / Small Firm • Legal Information
Recent Posts from Michigan Collection Law Blog
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OMG....you just can't make this stuff up
According to an article in the Associated Press, New York authorities shut down a collection agency for threatening consumers with jail if they did not pay. Did this agency ever hear of the FDCPA? Probably…
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Dealing With Debt Collectors, the Easy Way
This article is written by Kat Sanders, who regularly blogs on the topic of court reporter schools at her blog Court Reporter Schools. She welcomes your comments and questions at her email address: katsanders25@gmail.com. It’s…
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FTC takes aim at lawyers and law firms with its new "Red Flag" rules
On May 11, 2009, I wrote a blog post about the FTC's new Red Flag rules. These rules require prospective lenders to develop policies and procedures to identify identity theft. Sounds like a good idea,…
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FTC renders an advisory opinion as to what happens when the FDCPA runs afoul of the FCRA
The Federal Fair Trade Commission just issued an advisory opinion to the American Collectors Association. In that opinion, the FTC answered the question, what is a collector supposed to do when a debtor sends in…
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Collection Agencies - protect yourselves
I never blog about pending litigation but in this case, I am going to make an exception. I have filed an Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case against a collection agency. Allegedly, that agency called…
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Michigan's new Mortgage Foreclosure Law can be a great help
Michigan's new foreclosure law becomes effective on July 5, 2009. I think it will be a great help to home owners who are facing foreclosure. While there are other programs at the federal level, the…
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Do it yourself resources to save your home from foreclosure
I tip my hat to Ms. Michelle McLean, an associate with the law firm of Klyczynski, Girtz and Vogelzang in Grand Rapids. Ms. McLean is a lawyer who wrote a great article about resources available…
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FTC "Red Flag" rules may apply to YOU....
Since January 1, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission Red Flag Rules has required businesses to establish policies and procedures for identifying identity theft. These rules require 4 things: 1. That business have reasonable policies and…
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A respite for lawyers...the FDCPA does NOT require plain English in pleadings
I just read the Sixth Circuit's opinion in Miller v Javitch, Block & Rathbone, 561 F.3d 588 (2009). This case holds good news for debt collection lawyers. In that case, Miller contends that JBR violated…
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New tales of outrageous debt collectors actions...soon to be classics
Social networking websites such as Facebook and Myspace have offered us new opportunities to reach out and communicate with one another. For the less scrupulous collection agencies, it has offered many other possibilities. Consider the…