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Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:32 pm Subject: West Asset Management |
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Here's a new junk debt purchaser I've just heard of. Of course, follow the usual rules if you hear from them, check your state's SOL, and never pay them a dime.
They have also started collecting student loans for the Dept of Education. Don't call them, don't deal with them. Send a cease communications letter and then deal with the DOE itself if you have a student loan in default. They have some very good programmes.
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:38 am Subject: |
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Ohhhhh, I know who West is. Looks like they weren't making enough money purchasing the debt, so they are third-party collecting it too. A******s!
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:31 am Subject: |
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| Quote: | Original Business Start Date: April 2004 Customer Contact: Ms. Harriet Thomas, Legal Compliance
Principal: Ms. Harriet Thomas, Legal Compliance File Open Date: March 2005
TOB Classification: Collection Agencies
BBB Membership: This company is not a member.
Additional DBA Names
West Access Management
Customer Experience
Complaints are concerning credit or billing issues.
When considering complaint information, please take into account the company's size and volume of transactions, and understand that the nature of complaints and a firm's responses to them are often more important than the number of complaints.
The Bureau processed a total of 28 complaints about this company in the last 36 months, our standard reporting period. Of the total of 28 complaints closed in 36 months, 28 were closed in the last year. |
View their profile with BBB-Mike
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:35 pm Subject: |
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DOE have a list of collectors to work on default student loans. If an agency is found breaking laws, you can complain against them with DOE as well.
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:12 pm Subject: |
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Curlycarl is right.
Also West Assets seem to be playing with having only P.O. Boxes, no doubt to try to say they didn't get Cease Communications letters, etc. But, they are located at:
2253 Northwest Parkway
Marrietta, GA 30067
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:17 pm Subject: |
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I forgot to add, that according to the Atlanta BBB, Ms Thomas' email address is:
HWThomas(at)west.com
Feel free to send her a few friendly e-mails.
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:25 pm Subject: |
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i found an account with West Asset Mgt. on my credit report, says I opened an account in March 05 and it went to collections in Nov 05?? I don't know what it is...it's only for $114...how do I find out what it is?
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:02 pm Subject: |
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Seeing_the_Light
You need to call up the credit company and inquire about this account. If they can give you correct information about the debt, you will have to plan up your payments. If the account has not been sold to the collection agency, you can arrange payments with your creditors or else you will have to deal with the collection agency only.
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:07 pm Subject: |
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that's the thing, i don't know who the account is with...i don't remember opening an account in MArch 05??
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:13 pm Subject: |
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Call up West Asset Mgt. since they are in your credit report. Request for the details and they should be able to give it to you. If they say that can't give you any information because the account has been sold to the collection agency, you can insist for the same information from them. Do not pay anything until you have proven records.
If no one is able to give you any information, you can show proof to the credit bureau and request them to conduct their investigation. Make sure that you do all your correspondences in writing through certified mail with return receipt requested.
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:22 pm Subject: |
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Seeing_the_light
I notice that you are in Texas. Also send them a letter demanding validation of this debt. In Texas this can be done anytime, not just the "within 30 days" collectors put on their letters. Also, according to the Texas Debt Collection Act, -the collector- must provide you with materials to dispute the debt. If the collector has not sent you competent validation of this debt within 30 days, the collector must send letters to everyone they reported it to (ie, credit reporting agencies) removing it. West Asset Managment is a junk debt buyer, which generally means that they'll have what amounts to only high school students working for them. If you call them up, be sure to tell them that you are recording all conversations. In Texas, I believe that it doesn't matter if they agree to this or not.
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:27 pm Subject: |
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In TX you do not have to even tell them you are recording calls. And I would not tell them.
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:52 am Subject: |
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Thanks for contact info about West MAnagement. Just last night they refused to give me address and said they did not have info to verify debt.
So...with your help the verification letter goes in the mail today!
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:11 am Subject: |
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Good news for you if they don't have the info to verify the debt...what a bunch of morons to admit that. If they can't verify the debt, they can't continue to try to collect it, and they cannot report it to the bureaus.
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:24 pm Subject: west asset management |
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I found where WEST ASSEST is located just in case anyone wants to pursue......
3795 Corporate Center Dr
Earth City, MO 63045
314-264-7100
2812 Spring Road Se
Atlanta GA 30339
770-432-2505
2253 Northwest Pkwy
Marrietta GA 30067
770-618-2200
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