Daily Digest – May 4. Law Professor Building Self-Help Kit For Individuals Being Sued; Ed. Dept. Re-Hires Fired Collection Agencies

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LAW PROFESSOR BUILDING KIT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS BEING SUED BY COLLECTORS

• A profile of Dalie Jimenez, a law professor at the University of Connecticut, who is developing a self-help kit for individuals involved in legal actions with debt collectors. The kit includes information about how to litigate a collection action, pull, review, and correct errors in a credit report, and negotiate with creditors. The kits are tailored to specific kinds of debt, be it credit card, medical, or public/private student loan debt. The material is illustrated with cartoons that simplify legal concepts, and is designed to help users combat feelings of shame and guilt they may be experiencing about the process.

OREGON STATE TAX POSITIONS WERE EARMARKED, BUT NEVER FILLED

• The state of Oregon is owed $3.3 billion in unpaid debts and the state legislature approved $10 million in funding to hire up to 100 employees to work in the state’s collection department, but 31 of those positions remain open, and now people are asking questions.

EDUCATION DEPT. REHIRES AGENCIES FIRED BY OBAMA ADMINISTRATION

• The Department of Education has rehired Pioneer Credit Recovery and Enterprise Recovery Systems to help collect on unpaid student loan debts guaranteed by the federal government, two years after the agencies were fired by the Obama Administration for giving individuals inaccurate information about their accounts. Consumer advocates called the move a “slap in the face to student loan borrowers.”

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