Stockton, CA asked in Banking and Consumer Law for California

Q: Dealing with a debt settlement company. Switched companies mid payments. Now full debt is back in creditors hands.

Made a settlement agreement and made first payment. A week later went to make a final payoff but was told it was moved to another debt collector. The new debt collector said they would look into the agreement and now a month later the original creditor took back the debt and said they will not make a settlement agreement.

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Scott Richard Kaufman
Scott Richard Kaufman
Answered
  • Consumer Law Lawyer
  • Los Altos, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: Sorry for your issues. You either HAVE an agreement or you do not have one.

This sounds like statutory unfair debt collection.

I like Attorney Mike Cardoza for these types of cases.

Please tell Mike I said "hello."

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