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DEBT COLLECTION -- LOANS

Predatory Payday Lending by Big Banks on the Rise

Big Bank Payday Loans: High-interest loans through checking accounts keep customers in long-term debt

Debt Collectors Want Your Cell Phone Number -- from the National Assocation of Consumer Advocates

8 Signs of Predatory Lending -- from the Center for Responsible Lending. These are signs you should look for to protect yourself from predatory lenders when you are shopping for a mortgage loan.

Debt Relief

Collection

The Cost of Bad Lending Practices in Kansas The Center for Responsible Lending shows a snapshot of foreclosures in Kansas and the high price of abusive overdraft fees, 400 percent payday loans and kickbacks on car loans.

Kansas firm has deceptive debt collection practices

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy Counseling and Education through Housing & Credit Counseling, Inc. (HCCI)

Payday Loans

CREDIT

How to Get a Free Credit Report in English or Espanol

Credit Report Dispute Letter Read about it here.

HOUSING

NEW What Went Wrong with Foreclosure Aid Programs?

Fair Housing Rights in English or Espanol

HUD Online Housing Complaint -- file it online

Avoiding Foreclosure