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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:28 pm Subject: arbitration attorneys mann bracken

received a collection letter from Mann Bracken. My creditor-the account they are collecting for now-was in a debt management program-but opted out-and sent it to Mann bracken. Can i still ask for validation/verification of debt-or a dispute letter-since it was in a Debt management program?
What are my rights in this kind of situation?
I have responded intially to them with a call-though i admitted to nothing.

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:03 pm Subject:

http://www.debtconsolidationcare.com/forums/about216.html
You can send the dv letter,but since you were paying on it in a plan,it might not do much except to show you your updated balance.

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:17 pm Subject: arbitration

thanks for answer-in this case-any letter-validation/verification/dispute are useless i guess-since they know i had their creditor in a debt management program. These attroneys are bottom feeders-the proposals they gave me are ridiculous-3 months to pay nearly $4,000. If i could do they-it wouldn't have been in debt management-or now with them!
Looks like-since they are out of state-they can't sue me-i'll just let it go-they will send it to an attorney to sue me here

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:09 pm Subject:

Mann Bracken collectors are known to committ fdcpa violations. You may have an opportunity to gather evidence for counter claims in case they file suit. Or you can use it to head off a lawsuit.

sistershane · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:25 pm Subject: Mann bracken

Sorry for the typos-i just can't believe when i google Mann Bracken and lawsuits/complaints against-all the websites that come up with suits or complaints on them! They are on ripoffreport.com and budhibbs.com, plus many others-where people are filing against them. I contacted them on their websites-gave them the lists of websites with complaints filed on them-all their dirty tactics-and asked them, "Are you going to do that to me too? Hopefully not-you guys are all over the web with complaints filed. All i get now is an automated-"Please call Mann bracken."
You're right-i'll join in in any class action suit-or formal complaint-these people are the worst-in this arbitration firm especially-the debtor hasn't a chance-unless you can catch them on a violation somehow-unforunately it's illegal in my state to tape them!

my Husband and i have a business-are self-employed..on our DBA we have both our names..as we do on our business account-which is in the business name in our local bank. My husband is main signer with me as co-signer on the bank business name.
Question: if it comes down to where Mann Bracken sends it to a NYS attorney to sue us-can they freeze our business account? The creditors account(Chase Bank) they represent-would sue me over has only my name on the account-not my husbands or our business-but can they still touch our business account at the bank? Even though my name is just as a co-signer with my husband...and it's under our Business name?

Judas Maccabeus

Read mannbrackenwatch.blogspot.com and collectionagencyhallofshame.blogspot.com

The trick is to bypass the annoying commissioned collectors and go for the throat of the lawyers who run the place. The big ones are gone. Mann retired ahead of Georgia disbarrment and Bracken is into some kind of merchant bank scam.

The guy for mid Atlantic is Scott Kramer. Deal with him directly. I am in Maryland. I owed HSBC just under $12,000 and just to get me out he settled for $900. Sweet. Off my Equifax etc.

You can also read about their dirty tricks over at Budd Hibbs' site.

Ol Mama · Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:14 am Subject: Scott Kramer/Mann Bracken

I had Scott Kramer file suit against me for my chase account in a county that I do not reside in (my son's address). Kramer's address when he filed was in Virginia. Since I never recieved any summons, the case was dismissed.

I recently found out that Kramer refiled for another court date in the same county but now his address is listed a few miles down the street from my main address.

I'm working with a debt management company that spoke with them. I owe them $14,000 but they told the debt mgt that they would settle only for $10,000. After that conversation, is when I found out about the first court date.

I spoke with a lawyer who advised me (with the first court date), to go ahead and show up and tell the judge that I was not properly served. I did and that's when I found out "no case". Now that I've found out that they've refiled, I'll keep an eye out for any "summons" and if i don't get one by the time the new court date rolls around, most likely I will take a day off of work again and show up. Will I be wasting another day? Maybe. But to show up to find out that my chain is being yanked, I'd rather have that than to actually receive a summons.

Also, the lawyer told me that even though Kramer filed in the county where I do not reside (my son's address but I own the property), that from my credit report that they have pulled (which I checked), they know what my permanent address is.

The only reason that I know that they probably filed in the other county is that there was a temporarily mix up with the mail and my chase bill went to my son's address (Maybe this is their way of trying to get a judgment against me if I don't show or if they can prove that they can't find me,...who knows). Anyway, this was only for about 3 months until I stopped paying and decided to work with a debt mgt company. As for my debt mgt company....hats off to them. I have two small accounts settled in less than two months.

Cellular · Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:33 pm Subject:

Have you received anything from Mann Bracken?
How long ago was the first letter received?
Did you send a DV letter? If yes dod you have proof you sent it?

robin, california · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:12 pm Subject: Wolpoff/ Mann Bracken

I was with Wolpoff theyfiled an arbritration lawsuit against me. I was with a debt settlement company hoping to get it settled, but they went ahead. They won the arbritation against me, because of this it may cause me to go into bankruptcy. I received a phone call from Mann Bracken asked if we can make a payment arrangement they told me no. Is there anything I can do to offset them to not get a judgement on me? I'm in californai

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