Debt collectors pressuring recipients of exempt income streams to settle disputed debts
Collection agencies sometimes email settlement-deadline pressure to consumers whose sole income (e.g. Social Security disability) is legally exempt from collection. Recipients are left uncertain whether the agency is licensed to collect in their state and whether the communications comply with debt-collection law.
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