Can a Collection Agency legally buy my account?

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Can a Collection Agency legally buy my account?

Posted on07 October 2009. Tags: collection agency, junk debt buyer, lawsuit

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Greg Artim - who has written 48 posts on PA Credit Card Laws.

Greg Artim is a partner with the consumer law firm Morrow & Artim, P.C. based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He handles the defense of Credit Card and Collection Agency lawsuits, and also assists clients with Lemon Law and Breach of Warranty matters. Visit either of Greg's other credit card websites at http://www.gregartim.com or http://www.pacreditcardlaw.com or his Lemon Law website can be found at http://www.ihatethislemon.com

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One Response to “Can a Collection Agency legally buy my account?”

P.A.'er says:

January 25, 2010 at 5:04 PM

I love the site and greatly appreciate all the knowledge and experience you share. Say they did provide that list, wouldn’t it need to be authenticated? Generally it’s just a spread sheet isn’t it? Couldn’t they just add and remove names at will? Not that I would ever accuse a JDB of doing that!