Debt Collector Withholds College Diploma to Coerce Payment on Discharged Loan
A debt collector is illegally withholding a consumer's physical college diploma as leverage to force payment on a student loan fully discharged via a federal Borrower Defense claim. The collector ignored a certified dispute letter with federal discharge documentation. This represents a rare but egregious FDCPA and state education law violation with no software-addressable solution.
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