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	<description>Collection Stopper Blog will cover the information about collection harassment and stop debt collectors. Our attorneys will help to stop debt collection or debt collection harassment and abuses from collection agencies. There are specific regulations to stop bill collector harassment under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.</description>
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		<title>Identity Theft</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Go check out our new site for Identity Theft issues at www.freecreditcleaner.com. See our new TV commercial. Brian Parker &#160; addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionstopper.com%2Fblog%2Funcategorized%2Fidentity-theft%2F'; addthis_title = 'Identity+Theft'; addthis_pub = '';]]></description>
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		<title>Is Bankruptcy a viable option?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes in your lives you encounter a situation where you are no longer able to pay debt bills. At such times you do consider bankruptcy as a way out. Bankruptcy is a process when a person legally declares himself unable to pay outstanding debts. This term has its origins in the sixteenth century during the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionstopper.com/blog/bankruptcy/is-bankruptcy-a-viable-option/</link>
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		<title>Zombie Debt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Zombie or Junk Debt Buyers sue people and when the lawsuit is not Answered, suddenly the old debt is now good again even though the statute of limitations was passed years ago. We can protect you from Junk Debt buyers such as NCO, MCM and Asset Acceptance or and other debt collector that buys old [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionstopper.com/blog/uncategorized/zombie-debt/</link>
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		<title>Negotiating with Credit Card Companies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Debt negotiation or debt arbitration is one of the debt settlement methods in which both the creditor and debtor agree on a reduced balance or lower interest rate. You have to make payment following a new schedule or repay the reduced balance which is treated as &#8220;paid in full.&#8221; Debtor has to repay this reduced [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionstopper.com/blog/uncategorized/negotiating-with-credit-card-companies/</link>
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		<title>Getting calls, have a ball</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are receiving calls from debt collectors, turn your frown upside down and take notes, take names and tape the calls. Let them abuse you and hang themselves doing it. The more they abuse you on tape, the easier it is to sue the abuser for money damages and possibly get the debt you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionstopper.com/blog/uncategorized/getting-calls-have-a-ball/</link>
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		<title>Debt Collectors calling repeatedly – The most frequent violation of the FDCPA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stress and annoyance become you when you are a victim of debt collection harassment. You could become irritable and nervous to take phone calls expecting the calls to be from debt collectors. Original creditors can call you to collect the payments for debts owed by you. However, creditors do not pursue beyond a few calls [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionstopper.com/blog/the-fair-debt-collection-practices-act/debt-collectors-calling-repeatedly-%e2%80%93-the-most-frequent-violation-of-the-fdcpa/</link>
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		<title>Beware Of Zombie Debt Collectors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beware Of Zombie Debt Collectors Don&#8217;t let debt collectors chase you down for money you no longer owe. Have you ever received a letter or phone call asking you to pay a debt that you&#8217;re not sure you owe? If so, you may be the target of zombie debt collectors. What is zombie debt? It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionstopper.com/blog/uncategorized/beware-of-zombie-debt-collectors/</link>
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		<title>Check your credit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CREDIT REPORT CHECK: Everyone should check his or her credit report at least annually. Individuals are entitled to a FREE credit report copy annually, as a result of federal legislation to combat identity theft. Check the website below. Request a copy by contacting the Annual Credit Report Request Service, PO Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionstopper.com/blog/uncategorized/check-your-credit/</link>
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		<title>Tips on taping calls under the FDCPA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some more tips on taping calls under the FDCPA When taping the collector: 1. Always be polite. Even if they insult you, say, “why are you being insulting to me or why are you getting personal with me,” and stay calm without getting sucked into their insult game. You want to show them [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionstopper.com/blog/uncategorized/tips-on-taping-calls-under-the-fdcpa/</link>
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		<title>So, you received a letter from a Debt Collector</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey, so you received a letter from a Debt Collector: First thing you have to do is to not do something: Don’t throw the letter away. Again, it is all about attitude. If you get scared, you will close your mind to possibilities. If a debt collector is contacting you they are probably breaking the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionstopper.com/blog/uncategorized/so-you-received-a-letter-from-a-debt-collector/</link>
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