Payday loans, sometimes called “cash advances,” “check loans” or “title loans” provide consumers with quick, short-term access to cash in emergencies, but have come under harsh criticism recently for high interest rates that can trap unaware consumers in debt. It’s… Read More ›
Creditors’ Rights
NL Member Profile: Teller, Levit & Silvertrust, P.C.
Teller, Levit & Silvertrust, P.C. has been with The National List for 33 years. This Member Profile is a condensed version of the history of the firm, written by Leo Feldman and published “a few years back” as The Founding Fathers of… Read More ›
Tips for Collection In Tough Times
A NL guest blog written by Philip A. Kahn, Esq. and David Levine, Esq. – published May 9, 2016 and reprinted by permission of Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C The documentation submitted to collection counsel in support of a… Read More ›
Changes in Garnishment Laws
Changes in State Garnishment Laws since 2013: The National List has requested “updated since 2013” State Collection Laws papers from a member attorney in each state. So far, two states, Alabama and Michigan, have reported significant changes to Garnishment Law.* State… Read More ›
2013 – 2016: Ideas for Promoting Growth in Your Collection Practice
In January of 2013, we posed this question to several of our law firm members: “What changes are you making in your collection practice in order to grow in 2013?” Today we’re taking a look back at some of those… Read More ›
Spotlight on Greene & Cooper, LLP
“Greene & Cooper, LLP has been friends with National List for thirty years. During this time it has been a mutually profitable and beneficial relationship,” writes Allison Elkins Cooper, Associate Attorney. “My father, Kyle A. Cooper, founded Greene & Cooper… Read More ›
Can a Creditor Collector Garnish or Levy Funds from a Reverse Mortgage?
As the population ages—20% of the U.S. population will be age 65 or older by 2030—more and more seniors are turning to reverse mortgages to supplement retirement income. A reverse mortgage is a home loan that allows older homeowners—usually age… Read More ›
Supreme Court’s Momentous Decision Bolsters Consumer Class Actions
Prologue: On June 5, 2015, I had the privilege of writing an article for the National List of Attorneys CRLF blog entitled To Moot or not to Moot. In the article, I analyzed Tanasi v. New Alliance Bank,[i] in which the… Read More ›
FREE Registration: 2016 Debt Collection Forum
Debt Collection Forum has offered NL One FREE registration valued at $495 to our valued members for all the advocacy we do in the industry for creditors and attorneys focused in collections and creditors’ rights. Enter to win only through National List… Read More ›
NL Member Profile for Bressler-Duyk Law Firm
Bressler-Duyk Law Firm is a father-&-son family operation that has been in business since 1967. Son, David Bressler, joined his father, Marc, in 1993. Working together, they are proud of their multi-faceted firm that serves the debt collection industry—75% commercial,… Read More ›