Collecting Judgments: Lenders May Run Your Credit Report to Snoop

by Gregory Mark Fitzgerald on Jan. 03, 2018

Bankruptcy & Debt Credit & Debt Bankruptcy & Debt  Collection Bankruptcy & Debt  Bankruptcy 

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"Previously, debt collectors have been able to run credit reports and then see what activity consumers had going on, primarily by way of applying for new accounts and disclosing incomes. They usually do so without the permission of the consumer."

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