Tag: Debt Collection
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Colorado campaign debt collection efforts aren’t much of an effort
It was only weeks after the U.S. military in September 2011 repealed its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy barring openly gay men and women from serving in the armed forces that Army veteran Brian Carroll announced his candidacy for a seat in the Colorado General Assembly. Carroll, then a member of the state’s National Guard,…
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Debt collection company settles over illegal collection accusations in Colorado
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A third-party debt collection company settled with the Colorado Attorney General’s office over accusations of illegally collecting high-interest debt from nearly 29,000 consumers who defaulted on loans issued by tribal lending entities. TrueAccord agreed to pay the state $500,000 to be used for consumer refunds over allegations it violated the Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices…
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Colorado bans hospitals from pursuing debt collection without price transparency
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hospitals in Colorado will soon face a ban on pursuing debt collections against patients if they do not post their prices online – thanks to legislation signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday. Beginning in August, House Bill 1285 prohibits hospitals not following federal…