Washington State Governor Gregoire signed a new law today that restricts check cashers’ and payday lenders’ ability to collect on consumer debts. Payday Loans have gotten a lot of attention in the Washington Legislature this month, but this bill is very interesting in its definition of “harassment.”
This bill has some relatively benign elements, such [...]
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While the IRS has stopped working with private collectors, many local District Attorney’s offices have not. A company called American Corrective Counseling Services provides for-profit services to local District Attorney’s offices, including Los Angeles County. The company sends out letters on District Attorney’s letterhead threatening prosecution and jail time for writing bad checks, [...]
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