Bill collector tells woman her X cannot come back from Afghanistan until her student loan is current

[The Straight Story]

The Worst Collector in the World?

PEORIA, Ill. (CN) - A woman claims an abusive bill collector told her that her ex-husband would not be allowed to return from military service in Afghanistan unless she caught up on her student loans.

Tiffany Norris says in her federal complaint that a bill collector from defendant Afni Inc. made the threat during a telephone conversation in July 2011.

Her ex-husband co-signed the federal student loan with Sallie Mae.

"Defendant's representation, as delineated above, that her ex-husband would not be able to return to the United States after his deployment if plaintiff did not pay the debt she allegedly owed was false, deceptive and/or misleading given that plaintiff's payment of the debt she allegedly owed had no impact on whether her ex-husband would be permitted to the United States after his deployment with the United States Military," the complaint states.

"Defendant's representation, as delineated above, that her ex-husband would not be permitted to return to the United States after his deployment if plaintiff did not pay the debt she allegedly owed was made by defendant to plaintiff in an attempt to coerce plaintiff into making a payment to defendant relative to the debt on which it was attempting to collect."

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/03/02/44356.htm

[Blaze Diem]

1. What an ass..he should be sent to Afghanistan to replace the woman's husband

Let them trade jobs for awhile.
Hope she can take that lying s.o.b. to court

[WI_DEM]

2. I wonder if that call was taped.

though I'm sure the collection agency would get rid of it by now.

[Lurks Often]

3. Surprised the collection agency didn't

settle out of court, they going to get slammed if it goes to a jury.


As an aside, during a temp job assignment years ago, I worked collections on car loans for a while, what a crappy job, you get lied to constantly, screamed at, cried at and get a steady stream of excuses of why they can't pay the bill on the car loan. Please note these were people who were chronically late, usually 2-4 months behind.

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. outrageous.

[The Doctor.]

5. Bill collectors are not rocket surgeons.

They're mostly high-school level educated people. Most of them can be very professional, but many are not. Consumers are becoming wiser to the law, and the collectors that say stupid shit like this don't last long.