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Williams, Fred, 1961-

Fight back against unfair debt collection practices : know your rights and protect yourself from threats, lies, and intimidation / Fred Williams. - Upper Saddle River, NJ: FT Press, 2011 - 207 p. ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-200) and index.

Lessons in deception -- Credit is king -- Anger can be power -- Closeout : "no tomorrow" -- The shakedown industry -- PIF means payment in full -- Payday, the tables turn -- Debtors' rebellion -- Debt for sale -- The golden rule : money today -- Strengths and weaknesses -- Collector of the week -- Retention -- A complaint -- Data minefield -- Graduation day -- On the floor -- NLE means no longer employed -- Solutions -- Stopping collection calls -- Checking out a collector -- Using collection law -- Reading your credit reports -- Preparing a complaint -- Negotiating a debt settlement.

An insiders' report to help you protect yourself from debt collectors, by learning what really goes on inside a collection agency.

ISBN: 9780137058303 0137058306

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Collecting of accounts.

Subjects--Index Terms: Tài chính Tài chính cá nhân Tài khoản

LC Class. No.: HG3752.5 / .W55 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 332.024/02‰222 / WIL 2011