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Persolvo Data Systems Experiences Record Growth in 2011 - EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)

Persolvo Data Systems Experiences Record Growth in 2011
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Persolvo Data Systems, a leading provider of web-based settlement software and analytics tools designed to locate, identify and settle accounts enrolled in debt settlement programs, announced today that the company achieved ...

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Dodd-Frank Act defended by Geithner - Debtmerica Relief

Dodd-Frank Act defended by Geithner
Debtmerica Relief
Debtmerica is a leading debt settlement company that offers assistance to individuals and families who are experiencing financial difficulties and hardship. We offer debt resolution programs that specialize in negotiated debt settlement that assists ...

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Province announces new limits for debt-settlement agencies - Winnipeg Free Press

Province announces new limits for debt-settlement agencies
Winnipeg Free Press
The province will ban upfront charges by debt-settlement agencies, set maximum fees for them and require that they become licensed, Consumer Affairs Minister Jim Rondeau said Thursday. The initiatives will take effect Feb. 15.
Province banning upfront charges for debt-settlement agenciesCJOB
Province makes changes to Consumer Protection ActPortage Daily Graphic

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Debt collection firm pays $2.5 million to settle FTC charges - msnbc.com

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Debt collection firm pays $2.5 million to settle FTC charges
msnbc.com
By Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan One of the largest debt collection companies in the country agreed on Monday to change the way it does business and pay a $2.5 million civil fine to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission.
Under FTC Settlement, Debt Buyer Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million for Alleged ...MarketWatch (press release)
Asset Acceptance pays $2.5 million to settle case over debt collection tacticsPlain Dealer
Debt collector pays $2.5M fine to settle deception chargesUSA TODAY
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Delek Real Estate reaches partial debt settlement - Globes

Delek Real Estate reaches partial debt settlement
Globes
Delek Real Estate Ltd. (TASE: DLKR), controlled by Yitzhak Tshuva, reached a debt settlement with most of its bondholders on the eve of the deadline. Negotiations took five months from the company's announcement that it would seek a settlement.

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Contractors on the breadline as govt fails to settle $600m debt - Trinidad Guardian

Contractors on the breadline as govt fails to settle $600m debt
Trinidad Guardian
Approximately 2000 contractors have been forced to fold up their businesses in the last four years as a result of the slowdown in the economy and the Government's failure to settle a $600 million outstanding debt, according to T&T Contractors ...

Family lauds debt-settlement fee legislation - MetroNews Canada

Family lauds debt-settlement fee legislation
MetroNews Canada
Janet's story is one the reasons the provincial government has announced new regulations forbidding debt-settlement agencies to charge up-front fees. They must also become licensed and can't charge more than 10 per cent of the debt owed.

FTC Fines a Collector of Debt $2.5 Million - New York Times

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FTC Fines a Collector of Debt $2.5 Million
New York Times
The settlement is part of a broader effort to patrol the industry, agency officials said. The commission said it had pursued eight cases related to debt collection companies over the last two years. ?Our attention to debt collection has increased over ...
Asset Acceptance, a debt-buying agency, to pay $2.5 million in FTC settlementWashington Post
US gov't to get US$2.5M to settle consumer deception charges with debt-buyerCanadianBusiness.com

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Have old debts? Read up on your rights. - Washington Post

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Have old debts? Read up on your rights.
Washington Post
But look past the money that Asset Acceptance Capital, one of the nation's largest consumer-debt buyers, has to pay to settle a case with the Federal Trade Commission over its alleged use of deceptive practices to collect old debts, and you see a major ...
$2.5 Million FTC Settlement Targets Collection of Expired DebtTIME
FTC Continues Its Fight Against Abusive Debt CollectorsHuffington Post
How to Collect on Time-Barred DebtInsideARM
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Beware of TV 'debt relief' companies - Blue Mountains Courier-Herald

Beware of TV 'debt relief' companies
Blue Mountains Courier-Herald
On a weekly basis, our office sees examples of how 'debt settlement' companies like this one actually affect people's lives. One example is a couple in their 70s seen last week. Struggling with debt, the couple contacted a 'debt relief' company ...
The Naked Truth Behind Debt Relief & Settlement CompaniesPR Web (press release)

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