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NCO Financial - Stop Harassment

by: JustinHutto
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When someone is contacted by NCO it is about an outstanding debt. They are also referred to as NCO financial, NCO group or a variation of NCO. They have a past of breaking legislation with their collection methods.

NCO Financial is hired as a third party to collect unpaid debts for companies. They have a reputation for unethical practices and have been know to use harassment, threats and intimidation.

In 2004 NCO violated the FCRA or Fair Credit Reporting Act. The FTC imposed a strict penalty and forced NCO to pay 1.5 million dollars. They were in violation because according to the Fair Credit Reporting Act a delinquent debt can only remain on your credit history for a maximum of 7 years. NCO was reporting late dates, in an attempt to manipulate the system and have a debt be listed for more than 7 years.

Collection agencies in general have a history of abusing debtors. They will call your home, place of work, friends and relatives all in an attempt to collect the debt. So in order to stop the calls, you must write the collection agency a letter. In this letter you simply tell the collection agency to stop contacting you regarding collection of the debt.

I strongly recommend sending this letter certified mail, so you have proof that it was sent. Also fax a copy and save all documentation of any communication between you and the agency. This will help when filing a complaint or filing a lawsuit against the collection agency.

The collection agency will be able to notify you of how they plan on continuing the collection. Then according to the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act they agency can no longer contact you. This legislation was created in 1996 because congress needed to protect debtors from the collection agencies and their collection methods.

The FDCPA states that collection agencies can not misrepresent themselves or threaten a debtor. Unfortunately this is often disregarded because collection agencies are known to threaten imprisonment to debtors and call neighbors or relatives in an attempt to humiliate the debtor into payment.

The FDCPA was passed to protect people and unfortunately enforcement is lacking. Filling a law suit can be very frustrating and expensive. Many collection agencies are fly by night operations that have made it there business to hide assets from lawsuits.

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