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Collection Texas-Style: An Analysis Of Consumer Collection Practices In And Out Of The Courts, Mary B. Spector, Ann Badour
Collection Texas-Style: An Analysis Of Consumer Collection Practices In And Out Of The Courts, Mary B. Spector, Ann Badour
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As many as forty-four percent of Texans with credit files have non-mortgage debt in collection; this is more than ten percent above the national average. The Authors provide a snapshot of collection practices employed in Texas over a two-year period following the enactment of new court rules governing the litigation of most collection cases. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, they consider data in three general categories:
(1) consumer complaints to the state and federal agencies;
(2) court outcomes over a two-year period along with related demographic data; and
(3) court observations conducted in five counties with a …