Senator from New York: On the Death Debt Collector Case-Your Funeral Guy.

The Dead may be getting a bailout from United States Senator Chuck Shumer

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is on the case  of the Death Debt Collector. Some companies as mentioned here are doing DEATH DEBT COLLECTION. There is some question as to the legality of this activity.

It appears that Schumer met with the new FTC chief and asked him to look into the Death Debt Collector.

According to Yahoo News:

“Debt collection firms “conveniently omit” telling relatives of deceased debtors that they aren’t legally obligated to pay, Schumer said.

Amid tough economic times, his office has received complaints from New York state residents about the practice. A recent article in The New York Times said the business of collecting dead people’s debts is expanding, helped by improvements in database technology that provide easy access to probate court records”.

This situation adds to peoples grief and funeral cost after the death of a loved one. It is good to see that someone in the government is taking action.

Many times States have regulations that effect death debt collection. With the Economic recovery spending in Washington and the folks on debt overload, who knows what a Senator from New York named Chuck Schumer may do!

Check out my post “President Obama the dead need a bailout too” and the original New York Times article here.

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