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I Just Want To Give Redbox $1.50
Lindsay rented a DVD from Redbox, and kept it longer than planned. Except her card on file was closed, and they couldn’t charge the extra rental fees to it. Can they take her payment over the phone?...
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Dish Keeps Making Up New Reasons Why They Want My Boyfriend's Money
Why does Dish Network keep charging Amy’s boyfriend for his old account? It could be because he made a few payments on a deadbeat roommate’s account, and then that roommate never turned the equipment...
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Maybe I Owe Cablevision Money, Maybe Not: They Don’t Know
David, a Cablevision customer, recently moved outside of their service area. They were evidently sad that he left, because they just can’t let him go. Or figure out whether he owes them money or not....
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DirecTV Account Closed In 2004 Goes Zombie, Creates Billing Nightmare
Way back in 2004, Cameron had DirecTV service. When he moved, he ended his service and turned his equipment back in. At least, he thought he did. It wasn’t until this year that he learned the account...
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Comcast's Inept Collections Practice Is Putting My Mortgage Application At Risk
The home-buying process can be stressful enough without questionable debt from the past rearing its ugly head just as you’re applying for a mortgage. And if you deal with that debt right away, you...
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8 Things We Learned From FTC Report On Debt-Buyers
(frankieleon)In spite of the many rules imposed on the debt collection industry, it still generates, by far, the largest number of complaints to the Federal Trade Commission each year. That’s why the...
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Dish Network Will Never Believe That I’m Not My Ex-Roommate
(commorancy)James’ roommate moved in, had Dish Network service for a while, and then moved out. The roommate canceled service before moving away. Or so he thought. Despite what James tells Dish and...
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Court Rules Company Can’t Collect $3,500 “Non-Disparagement” Fee For Negative...
The KlearGear Terms of Sale still have this ridiculous Non-Disparagement Clause that levies a $3,500 penalty against anyone who writes something negative about a purchase on the site. For months, we’ve...
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Study: One Third Of Americans Have Debt In Collections
(Morgan)Sometimes debt isn’t so bad, and sometimes it is, but one thing is clear: 80% of Americans owe someone, somewhere, some money. It might be a mortgage or student loan, or a five-year-old fee...
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What Is Zombie Debt, And Why Won’t It Just Stay Dead?
John Oliver made a huge splash this week when, to prove a point on his show, he purchased $15 million worth of medical debt for $60,000… and then promptly forgave it all. A lot of that debt was “zombie...
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