Day: October 23, 2013

Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issues rules and regulations allowing consumers to file suit and collect damages for receiving unsolicited telemarketing calls, faxes, pre-recorded calls, autodialed calls, robo-calls or SMS text messages. “Telemarketing” calls are calls received by a consumer made by advertisers offering products or services to consumers. Autodialed calls are phone…

For many of us, when a debt collector begins calling to collect on a debt it usually is no surprise.  Most consumers are aware of their finances and their inability to make payments.  When the collection calls begin it most often means your debt has not been paid in quite some time and a collector has every intention of forcing…