BBC told to investigate after licence fee payer received ‘threatening’ warnings

Posted on May 28, 2015 by The Debt Collector

Viewer should not have been warned by TV Licensing they might be referred to a debt collection agency, says corporation’s governing body.

The BBC has been ordered to investigate the system for sending out letters enforcing the TV licence fee, after a viewer who had paid the charge received “threatening” warnings.

Its management was told to look into how TV Licensing, the body responsible for collecting and enforcing the £145.50 annual fee, sends out the warnings after the BBC Trust upheld a complaint that a member of the public was wrongly threatened with referral to a debt collection agency.

 

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http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/may/28/bbc-licence-fee-payer-threatening-warnings-tv-licensing

 

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Missouri woman awarded $83 million in debt collection case

Posted on May 23, 2015 by The Debt Collector

A leading U.S. debt collection agency will have to fork over nearly $83 million to a Kansas City woman it mistakenly went after to collect money she didn’t owe, a Missouri jury has ordered.

Maria Guadalupe Mejia, 51, said she was "terrified" when Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC sought her out in February 2013 for a little over $1,000, she said in a statement obtained by KCUR.

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http://m.nydailynews.com/news/national/missouri-woman-awarded-83-million-debt-collection-case-article-1.2229138

 

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Orcon told to pay $25,000 to soldier

Posted on May 22, 2015 by The Debt Collector

A young soldier’s been awarded $25,000 after Orcon referred him to a debt collection agency, making it impossible for him to find a house for his family.

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A soldier who struggled to find a house for his young family after Orcon wrongly referred him to debt collectors has won a $25,000 pay-out.

The telecommunications company claimed Brett Taylor owed $208 for his phone and internet package, and gave debt collection agency Baycorp his personal information so it could collect the cash.

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http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=207049&fm=newsmain%2Cnrhl

 

 

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Student Loan Forgiveness

Posted on May 22, 2015 by The Debt Collector

Student Loan Forgiveness: President Obama Signs Student Aid Bill To Help Loan Repayment

President Barack Obama signed this week a presidential memorandum addressing the student loan process for post-secondary education.  Obama acknowledged the need for higher education and its costs. He said the average undergraduate student has approximately $28,000 in student loan debt due to funding their college education. Obama stressed the average numbers, but noted there are students with higher loan debts.

 

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http://www.latinpost.com/articles/42089/20150311/student-loan-forgiveness-president-obama-memorandum-aid-bill-signed.htm

 

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