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  • Federal Government Rakes in Record $2.1 Trillion in Tax Collections Through March

    04/14/2022 5:03:04 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 10 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 04/14/2022 | Jordan Dixon-Hamilton
    The federal government collected a record $2,121,987,000,000 in taxes for the first half of fiscal year 2022, according to the U.S. Treasury’s monthly statement. The $2.1 trillion collected from October 2021 to March 2022 is the most the federal government has collected in the first half of a fiscal year and the first time government tax collections surpassed $2 trillion for that period. Before the first half of fiscal year 2022, the highest taxes ever collected during the first six months of a fiscal year came in fiscal year 2021, when the government collected $1,849,508,090,000 in taxes.
  • F.H. Cann & Associates is Hiring 100 New Team Members to Join their N. Andover, Mass. Office

    10/10/2019 2:31:34 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 6 replies
    Yahoo! Finance ^ | October 10, 2019 | AccessWire
    The founders of F.H. Cann & Associates (FHC) are excited to announce that they are currently hiring 100 new team members to join the organization in their North Andover, Massachusetts office. Interested candidates can apply for the new positions at https://www.fhcann.com/jobapplication. As a company spokesperson noted, FHC has seen such significant growth, they now need to significantly expand the size of their team of Collection Specialists. "F.H. Cann & Associates, which has been a dynamic leader in the accounts receivables management industry since 1999, is currently hiring Collection Specialists to work in our call center environment, presenting solutions and obtaining...
  • Maryland rakes in millions of dollars from toll fines, penalties

    06/14/2018 1:12:50 AM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 14 replies
    SFGate ^ | April 28, 2018 | Luz Lazo, the Washington Post
    Maryland's stepped-up efforts to collect unpaid tolls are raking in millions of dollars for the state - outpacing the growth in toll revenue itself. State lawmakers and consumer protection groups say the crackdown - which includes referring thousands of delinquent accounts to collections - is punitive and predatory and is pushing Marylanders into debt - and in some cases bankruptcy. Transportation officials say they are only enforcing tolls motorists should be paying anyway - a major shift from years past when the state allowed scofflaws to run up hefty amounts in unpaid tolls and fines without consequences. "Certainly, we want...
  • $100 million in annual toll fines put citizens on road to ‘toll bankruptcy’

    02/27/2017 5:19:00 AM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 39 replies
    The Maryland Reporter ^ | February 7, 2017 | Dan Menefee
    Excessive penalties and poor customer service at the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system have put some Marylanders on the path to “toll bankruptcy,” Sen. Roger Manno told the Senate Finance Committee last week.“Folks [are] exasperated because they’ve been caught in a system that is not working,” Manno said.Broad enforcement powers enacted in 2013 to address toll violations have led to wage attachments, financial hardship and non-renewal of vehicle registrations at MVA, witnesses testified. Sen. Roger Manno “The penalty structure that we set several years ago in the General Assembly was not intended to be punitive,” Manno said. “It was not...
  • Hausfeld Announces Early Victory in Virginia Hot Lanes Class Action

    11/03/2015 9:11:20 PM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 10 replies
    Globe Newswire ^ | November 2, 2015 | Hausfeld
    WASHINGTON, Nov. 02, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hausfeld, a global plaintiffs’ law firm, announced today that the judge overseeing Brown, et al. v. Transurban USA, Inc., et al., No. 15-cv-494 (E.D. Va.), the Honorable James C. Cacheris, has largely denied the Defendants’ motions to dismiss the pending class action case. The plaintiffs in the case alleges that the I-495 and I-95/I-395 HOT Lanes operator (Transurban) and its debt-collection agents (Faneuil, Inc. and Law Enforcement Systems, LLC (“LES”)) violated state and federal law by assessing and seeking to collect crippling administrative fees and penalties for allegedly missed tolls. Drivers who use...
  • U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz Requests Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Disavow Operation Choke Point

    05/18/2015 10:58:39 AM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 10 replies
    ACA International ^ | May 18, 2015 | Staff
    The Texas senator says he is concerned the CFPB will follow the path of the FDIC and DOJ based on its recent lawsuit filed against various debt collectors and payment processors. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is requesting that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau publicly announce it will not participate in Operation Choke Point or any similar initiative. On May 15, Cruz sent a letter including the request to CFPB Director Richard Cordray. Operation Choke Point is a program in which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and U.S. Department of Justice reportedly apply pressure to financial institutions in order to...
  • IRS Goes After Nonprofit Hospitals On Asking Customers To Pay Bills

    12/30/2014 12:27:39 PM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 45 replies
    The Daily Caller ^ | December 29, 2014 | Sarah Hurtubise
    The Obama administration announced new rules under Obamacare on Monday that target nonprofit hospitals’ efforts to get paid by their patients.Nonprofit hospitals, which serve a charitable purpose and are often religiously affiliated, will now be subject to strict rules on when and how they can collect payments from customers, thanks to regulations included in the health-care law. As a condition of their tax-exempt status, these hospitals must “take an active role in improving the health of the communities they serve,” Treasury Department deputy assistant secretary for tax policy Emily McMahon wrote in a blog post Monday. Under the new IRS...
  • Items from Van Cliburn’s estate to be auctioned through Christie’s

    02/21/2014 12:39:05 PM PST · by afraidfortherepublic · 19 replies
    The Star Telegram ^ | 2-21-14 | Marilyn Bailey
    Special to the Star-Telegram One year after his death, hundreds of items from the estate of Van Cliburn are going on sale at Christie’s auction house in New York. The pianist, who died in February 2013, filled his Westover Hills home with items encountered during his world travels — fine art, furnishings, tableware — and selected with a veteran collector’s eye. Two years ago, Cliburn parted with some of his most valuable treasures at a Christie’s auction of what was billed as “The Van Cliburn Collection.” That sale earned almost $4.4 million, beating a presale estimate of $3 million. The...
  • Jefferson alderman has vast stash of political buttons

    04/17/2012 11:45:59 AM PDT · by afraidfortherepublic · 7 replies
    JS Online ^ | 4-17-12 | Meg Jones
    Jefferson - Bill Brandel likes Ike, wants Willkie, knows in his heart Goldwater is right and is cool for Coolidge. The Jefferson city alderman and retired schoolteacher has amassed a collection of thousands of campaign buttons and memorabilia sporting slogans that resonated with voters, and some that didn't. His hobby began when he was too young to vote, when his grandmother gave him an "I Like Ike" pin back in the 1950s. Later he worked for Barry Goldwater's failed presidential bid in 1964 and started collecting Goldwater pins - some colored gold emblazoned with the candidate's name in Periodic Table...
  • Dead Soul Is a Debt Collector

    12/31/2010 9:21:39 AM PST · by FromLori · 22 replies
    WSJ ^ | 12/31/2010 | JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG
    Deceased Woman's Name Was Robo-Signed on Thousands of Affidavits Martha Kunkle has come back to life. She died in 1995. Yet her signature later appeared on thousands of affidavits submitted by one of the nation's largest debt collectors, Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc., in lawsuits filed against borrowers. Some regulators complain that the use of Ms. Kunkle's name reflects an epidemic of mass-produced, sloppy and inaccurate documentation in the debt-collection industry. Lawsuits have surged as more borrowers fall behind on payments and collection firms turn to courts to get what they are owed. After being sued for fraud, Portfolio Recovery Associates...
  • Calla Haynes Autumn Fall 2010 Lookbook (Serene clothes for skinny women)

    04/07/2010 10:03:04 AM PDT · by Mister Ghost · 9 replies · 480+ views
    The Fashion Time Magazine ^ | Apr 7th, 2010 | The Fashion Time Magazine
    Paris-based Canadian designer Calla Haynes Autumn Fall 2010 Lookbook is a serene and placid experience, filled with designs and creations, a bountiful celebration of stripes, pastels, ikats and plaids, that you will come to regard as your old comfortable favorites.
  • The Per-purse Driven Church

    01/05/2010 4:10:37 PM PST · by Keli Kilohana · 13 replies · 536+ views
    MountainManna ^ | 1/7/10 | Pastor Terry Hagedorn
    To the Editor: Every church depends by faith on God to supply its needs through the collection of tithes and offerings from its members for its operation. However, churches and ministries should be careful to not abuse that supply or to bring dishonor to God. In this current economic turn-down almost every church and ministry has suffered some loss of income due to the suffering of its members. Yet, it seems that some churches and ministries are deemed to be too big to fail. (Where have we heard that before?) One large church has spent $900,000 more than it took...
  • Billionaire's Boat Stuffed With Exotic Animals Seized

    05/14/2009 6:43:56 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 2 replies · 428+ views
    NBC New York ^ | Thu, May 14, 2009 | TODD WRIGHT
    One man's fetish for stuffed, dead animals and snake skinned clothes is U.S. Customs agents' worst nightmareLions and tigers and bears and just about any other exotic animal you can think of were found on a mega yacht in Miami and caused quite an expensive problem for one of the wealthiest men in America. A yacht stuff with dead exotic animals and merchandise made from their skins was confiscated in Miami. The owner of the vessel is Tamir Saphir, one of... The decorative animal hides, stuffed heads and ivory carvings are illegal to have in the U.S., an endangered species...
  • Bill Collectors Now Chasing Dead Debtors

    03/07/2009 1:07:43 AM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 72 replies · 4,087+ views
    Newsmax ^ | March 6, 2009 | Gene J. Koprowski
    Debt collectors are dunning the dead, seeking payment from deceased debtors or their next-of-kin by using sophisticated databases that scan probate court records and other information sources as a way to bolster revenues in depressing economic times, according to news reports. The New York Times is reporting that though many banks may need a bailout and some homeowners can't make their mortgage payments, the departed are definitely paying down their part of the debt. Post-mortem harassment is the latest trend in debt collecting, and one of the thriving parts of the reviled industry. In Minneapolis, Minn., teams of debt agents...
  • Freeper Research Needed On CCHD (Catholic's Need To Know Where $ Goes-ACORN???)

    11/17/2008 5:42:08 PM PST · by icwhatudo · 14 replies · 992+ views
    CCHD is the "Catholic Campaign For Human Development". Catholic Churches around the country will hold a second collection at Mass this coming Sunday for this group that has in the past given to union organizing groups and ACORN. Freeper research is needed about these groups that were funded by the CCHD in 2007. Any info you can find is appreciated.
  • Medical Bills You Shouldn't Pay

    09/06/2008 8:56:26 AM PDT · by DeaconBenjamin · 48 replies · 429+ views
    Business Week ^ | August 28, 2008 | by Chad Terhune
    In a controversial practice known as "balance billing," health-care providers are going after patients for money they don't owe As health-care costs continue to soar, millions of confused consumers are paying medical bills they don't actually owe. Typically this occurs when an insurance plan covers less than what a doctor, hospital, or lab service wants to be paid. The health-care provider demands the balance from the patient. Uncertain and fearing the calls of a debt collector, the patient pays up. Most consumers don't realize it, but this common practice, known as balance billing, often is illegal. When doctors or hospitals...
  • Give Credit to a Dog

    07/10/2008 8:41:58 AM PDT · by APRPEH · 22 replies · 179+ views
    APRPEH ^ | 7 Tammuz 5768/10 July 2008 | APRPEH
    KCRA - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- More than 70,000 consumers complained about third-party debt collectors in 2007, but one Sacramento couple said they have good reason to bark about the bill they received. Steve Fanelli received a bill from AFNI collections claiming an Andy Fanelli owes Verizon Online $142.34. And although Steve Fanelli does indeed live with an Andy Fanelli, there is a small, furry problem with the bill. Andy Fanelli is Steve Fanelli's dog. more
  • Vanity: Help with medical bills (from accident).

    02/20/2008 5:39:29 AM PST · by brownsfan · 9 replies · 303+ views
    2/20/08 | Me
    My daughter, who is 22 now, was in an auto accident last year. She flipped and totalled her car, and damaged her knee. All is ok, thank God. She is on my auto insurance policy. She had health care through her employer. I let her handle all the contacts and coordinate her benefits. Here is the situation. Auto insurance had $10k medical payments. They paid their obligation. Her healthcare insurance has a $2k deductible. The healthcare insurance tells her the auto insurance payments have no effect on the deductible, even though that $10k reduced what the healthcare insurance paid by...
  • QUESTION: Legal / Financial

    02/14/2008 7:49:41 AM PST · by Bear_Slayer · 32 replies · 128+ views
    2/14/08 | bear_slayer
    QUESTION for freeper lawyers & paralegals & wannabees: If loan paperwork does not specifically state that a loan company can sell a loan, what legal basis could they have to sell it? What legal basis can another loan company buy it? For example: If a loan is defaulted, the loan company eventually files bankruptcy, zeroes the loan, and reports it as zeroed on the credit report, what legal basis could they have for subsequently selling the loan, especially if the loan docs do not state that power? Loan docs do state that whoever they transfer the loan to inherits all...
  • Vanity: Debt Collection Fraud? ANFI Collections

    09/27/2007 1:17:56 PM PDT · by AFreeBird · 71 replies · 1,882+ views
    9/27/07 | me
    Okay, so this rare vanity is directed to my FReeper brethren to see if any of you have run across this situation. And to warn potential victims in case you're about to. Out of the blue, I received a collections notice from a company called ANFI Collections, for a debt of some $100 dollars due to Verizon Florida, Inc. Now some 15~20 years ago, I did live in Florida, and I did have local phone service with GTE, now part of Verizon (they listed a # and it sounds like it might have been mine, but it's been so long...