1989 seems so far away, but it’s the first year my office began using computers to prepare bankruptcy petitions and schedules, and we were one of the first in the Nashville area. Up until that time, most offices were using paper form sets and the filing information was being typed in with IBM Selectric typewriters, […]
Archives for February 2015
Debt Collection Series – Debt Buying in the USA
I have been delving into the debt collection business for some time and thought it time to share with you, through a series of blog posts, what I’ve learned. In this first installment, we will explore the debt buying business. I hear from clients often things such as “I’ve been sued by Portfolio Recovery and […]
Fear and Loathing
Fear will make people do things, or not do things, and fear can be paralyzing. Jon and I recently had a client forward an email they had received from a collection agency. There wasn’t much way we could respond to the party that sent the email, there was no mailing address, and the phone number […]
OLD DOGS AND NEW TRICKS
Jon Long and I just spent the last five months auditing the bankruptcy class at the Nashville School of Law. The class was taught by the standing Chapter 13 Trustee for our district, Henry “Hank” Hildebrand, and included special appearances by several prominent local attorneys. I have been licensed to practice law since 1979 and […]