This last month has shown America that society will gladly tolerate vigilante violence, provided a vigilante chooses the right target.
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How Lenders Are Turning Low-Level Courts into Dickensian "Debt Collection" Mills
Collectors ranging from federal student lenders, to third-party debt buyers, to utility and ambulance services routinely wield the threat of arrest to intimidate people into paying up.
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The State of Lending: Debt Collection and Debt Buying
As the debt collection industry grows, abusive, illegal and predatory practices have proliferated, with companies using unlawful methods to collect on debt consumers do not even owe.
