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Assembly Approves Bill That Curbs Abusive Debt Collection Practices

Assemblywoman Helene WeinsteinThe New York State Assembly passed the Consumer Credit Fairness Act, a bill designed to protect low-income and elderly New Yorkers from aggressive debt collection practitioners. According to a report by the Post Star News, the primary purpose of the Consumer Credit Fairness Act, introduced by Assemblywoman Helene

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Credit Card Debt? Here Are Your Options

Tuesday Tips is a series of articles from local experts to help you save money, make better decisions and plan for a better future. Today it comes on Wednesday. Live with it. So you just got a summons on the door of your Sheepshead Bay apartment saying you owe $15,

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Protect Yourself From Malicious Debt Collectors

As a Sheepshead Bay bankruptcy attorney, there are numerous instances where I have clients that do not want to file for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in the area. Instead, they have one or two unpaid bills that are now in the hands of collection firms like Rubin & Rothman, Pressler &