The way things are going, they’re gonna crucify me.”
The Beatles
I RECENTLY REPOSTED AN EDITORIAL FROM TERRY LAWSON CONCERNING
CONGRESSIONAL EFFORTS TO RELIEVE ATTORNEYS FROM BEING LABELED DEBT
COLLECTORS UNDER THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTIONS PRACTICES ACT. THE BILL IS
CALLED H.R.4550- The Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act
Now here is more on this dangerous legislation.
by Danny Hammond
info@mtgdocxperts.com
I recently reposted an editorial on this subject which was written by Terry Lawson a Kansas City Consumer protection attorney. That actually is what gave me the heads up about this pending legislation.
Terry warned about the harmless sounding name of the bill. He was right. This is probably the worst thing I have seen our government try to do since the 2008 Meltdown. The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) is the most comprehensive protection US Citizens have against not just abusive credit collection, but even more valuable is the fact that it protects consumers from wrongful collection of debts not owed to the collector or his or her clients. Such as wrongful home loan collection and the following wrongful foreclosure.
I encourage you to write to every single politician who represents you on the national and state level. If you don't know who your representatives are then fill out a form and give me your address, town, state and zip code and I will send you a complete list with contact numbers. I don't have another agenda, I want us to work together to let politicians know that we have had enough. I don't need your name and I don't want to write you a letter, I want you to let democracy work correctly and participate.
See KC Star Article
Reposted from The Hill
Congress should vote down this harmful debt collection legislation
BY BART STICHMAN AND MARGOT SAUNDERS, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS
— 01/17/18 08:00 AM EST
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL
This week, the House Financial Services Committee will vote on whether to open the floodgates to abusive litigation conduct by debt collection attorneys and debt buyers who work in their name. The Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act would unwind a bedrock protection for the 77 million Americans with debts in collection, including struggling families, elders, servicemembers and veterans.
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