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7/23/2006


Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News
Joel Castle, a debt collection pioneer in Buffalo, says some agencies
need to be reined in. "There have been people in the past that have
crossed the line, (but) I've never seen it as bad as now."


Buffalo debt collectors are spreading havoc.

They coerced Sally Beckmann to pay $5,300 in credit card bills - and it
wasn't her card.

They rained calls on Nadine Frankenfield as she tried to recover ...   more »

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It looks as if last year's reform law did not really stem the enormous flood
of bankruptcies after all. Here are the states with the highest bankruptcy
rates.

By Liz Pulliam Weston
The lull in bankruptcy filings may already be a thing of the past.
Consumer bankruptcy cases plunged to a 20-year low in the first three months
of 2006, reflecting the passage of a tough new bankruptcy law last year. But
the pace of new ...   more »