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Dateline takes on the debt collection industry

By Sam Glover

Tonight, Dateline took a good, hard look at the debt collection industry. Dateline went the extra mile to show that, for many collection agencies, abusive tactics are the rule, not the exception. , despite agency for promoting abusive collectors (”call the boss at home, that’s my favorite thing to do” & “you can’t swear, [...] Related posts:

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Full post as published by Caveat Emptor on March 27, 2009 (boomark / email).

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