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The Federal Trade Commission’s first “Debt Collection Dialogue” took place Monday afternoon in Buffalo for a reason. There are around 4,700 debt collectors employed in the Buffalo Niagara region, and ...

With federal oversight in retreat, deep-pocketed collection companies are aggressively pursuing down-and-out consumers who are struggling with record levels of credit card debt. Meanwhile, consumer ...

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