IN THE CAR WHERE Paula Hanson lives, often parked outside a local sheriff's station in Lancaster, California, her phone wouldn't stop ringing.
"I have to make sure I have money to eat," she said,"but the way they pressure you — they make you feel like you have to do this." Employees at Discover come up with the right strategy for each individual who is struggling to make their payments, said Derek Cuculich, senior manager of public relations at the company."We determine their situation and work with them to find a solution to help them through tough times," Cuculich said.
Finding themselves under President Donald Trump's"industry-friendly" administration, companies are ramping up their debt collection calls, said Billy Peerce Howard, a lawyer at the The Consumer Protection Firm in Tampa, Florida."The consumers that call my office and complain about harassment have doubled literally overnight from when Trump was elected," Howard said.
Like 3 per day is still less fucked up
I block all telemarking calls and would do the same for bill collectors. If you’re not in my phone book....BLOCK!
USCongress USSenate FCC USHouseofReps FIX THIS PLEASE ROBO CALLS should be 🚫!