can credit card collectors come to your office and demand you to pay your whole outstanding balance?

Question

i want to know also on how to deal with the harrassment brought by these credit card collectors.

Answer 1

A collector may contact you in person, by mail, telephone, telegram, or fax. However, a debt collector may not contact you at inconvenient times or places, such as before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m., unless you agree. A debt collector also may not contact you at work if the collector knows that your employer disapproves of such contacts.

Debt collectors may not harass, oppress, or abuse you or any third parties they contact.

For example, debt collectors may not:

* use threats of violence or harm;
* publish a list of consumers who refuse to pay their debts (except to a credit bureau);
* use obscene or profane language; or repeatedly use the telephone to annoy someone.

False statements. Debt collectors may not use any false or misleading statements when collecting a debt. For example, debt collectors may not:

* falsely imply that they are attorneys or government representatives;
* falsely imply that you have committed a crime;
* falsely represent that they operate or work for a credit bureau;
* misrepresent the amount of your debt;
* indicate that papers being sent to you are legal forms when they are not; or
* indicate that papers being sent to you are not legal forms when they are.

Debt collectors also may not state that:

* you will be arrested if you do not pay your debt;
* they will seize, garnish, attach, or sell your property or wages, unless the collection agency or creditor intends to do so, and it is legal to do so; or
* actions, such as a lawsuit, will be taken against you, when such action legally may not be taken, or when they do not intend to take such action.

Debt collectors may not:

* give false credit information about you to anyone, including a credit bureau;
* send you anything that looks like an official document from a court or government agency when it is not; or
* use a false name.

Unfair practices. Debt collectors may not engage in unfair practices when they try to collect a debt. For example, collectors may not:

* collect any amount greater than your debt, unless your state law permits such
a charge;
* deposit a post-dated check prematurely;
* use deception to make you accept collect calls or pay for telegrams;
* take or threaten to take your property unless this can be done legally; or
* contact you by postcard.

What control do you have over payment of debts?
If you owe more than one debt, any payment you make must be applied to the debt you indicate. A debt collector may not apply a payment to any debt you believe you do not owe.

What can you do if you believe a debt collector violated the law?
You have the right to sue a collector in a state or federal court within one year from the date the law was violated. If you win, you may recover money for the damages you suffered plus an additional amount up to $1,000. Court costs and attorney' s fees also can be recovered. A group of people also may sue a debt collector and recover money for damages up to $500,000, or one percent of the collector' s net worth, whichever is less.

Where can you report a debt collector for an alleged violation?
Report any problems you have with a debt collector to your state Attorney General' s office and the Federal Trade Commission. Many states have their own debt collection laws, and your Attorney General' s office can help you determine your rights.

The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint https://rn.ftc.gov/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01 or to get free information on consumer issues http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm
visit http://www.ftc.gov/ or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel http://www.consumer.gov/sentinel a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

Answer 2

no, that is harrassment

By law Crediters are not allowed to harrass you in that way

if they call you on the phone by law if you tell them not to call you they are not allowed to call you

If Crediter harrasses you in any way with threats you have the right to press charges and sue!
Check it our for yourself the web or with the business bureo

Answer 3

no they can call you and ask for payment and send you letters but they not allowed to come to your office and harrass you. best thing is to make your payment or call the orginal debtor and make arrangements to a payment plan and stick with it

Answer 4

for starters work on the problem. the harassment by them is not allowable by law. you can check out this link http://www.fdnsolutions.com/FDCPA.html

or http://www.fdnsolutions.com

Answer 5

they can until you tell them not to

it is like your boss can harrass you until you tell him to stop