Overton, Russell, Doerr, and Donovan or ORDD is a third-party collection agency based in New York state. ORDD has received consumer complaints alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), including misrepresentation and attempting to collect debts not owed. If you have been contacted by Overton, Russell, Doerr, and Donovan, make sure you understand your rights before responding.
The harassing company pays our fees.
They’re legit. According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), Overton, Russell, Doerr, and Donovan, LLP is a collection agency. ORDD maintains a secondary website at www.ordlaw.com, but as of October 2017, that site is inaccessible. The BBB does not indicate a founding date for this company, but they established their profile page in 2001. The BBB has posted an Alert warning consumers about ORDD’s business practices. Buzzfile indicates ORDD was founded as Overton, Russell, and Doerr in 1981, estimates their annual revenue at $3.3 million, and the size of their staff at 25 people.
The publicly accessible website for ORDD is located at https://payordd.123fastpay.com. This site is “a secure payment portal for making online payments” for consumers who have received collection notices form ORDD. The site has five tabs: Home, Payment, Confirmation, Receipt, and Contact Us.
The Home page does not provide any information about Overton, Russell, Doerr, and Donovan, LLP. Instead it merely identifies the site as a secure payment portal and provides the mandated legal disclaimer, “This is a web site of a collection agency. This is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.” The Payment, Confirmation, and Receipt tabs are identical and share the same web address. They contain text boxes for consumer’s payment and contact information. There are no legal disclosures on any of these pages. The Contact page provides a mailing address and two sets of phone numbers—one for the medical and one for the commercial collections departments.
The site contains no consumer resources, and no links or references to consumer protection laws or enforcement agencies.
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As of October 2017, the BBB has given Overton, Russell, Doerr, and Donovan, LLP. a rating of F. The BBB has posted an Alert indicating ORDD has not responded to requests for “proof of licensing required by any state in which the business operates.” The BBB has closed 15 complaints against ORDD in the past three years, with 3 closed in the past 12 months. All of the complaints allege problems with billing and collections. Since March 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has received 29 complaints about ORDD. Justia lists at least 4 cases of civil litigation naming Overton, Russell, Doerr, and Donovan, LLP. as a defendant.
Overton, Russell, Doerr, and Donovan, LLP
P.O. Box 437
Clifton Park, NY 12065
Telephone: (888) 708-5088
Website: https://payordd.123fastpay.com/Home.aspx
It is illegal for a debt collector to make empty threats to sue you or garnish your wages. It is also unlikely ORDD would sue you for a debt you may not owe or they cannot validate. However, debt collection agencies are known to have summoned debtors to court and garnish wages after a default judgement. Contacting an attorney BEFORE this could possibly happen would be a smart move. We’ve helped thousands of consumers fight back against unscrupulous debt collection harassers. Find out if we can help you too today!
Absolutely. You can sue a debt collector. Here is a Sample Case Filed in Federal Court:
In 2018, Overton, Russell, Doerr, and Donovan, LLP and three of the firm’s attorneys faced a proposed class action filed by a New York consumer who claimed the defendants misrepresented the amount of time he had to respond to a state court collection action filed against him.
The BBB has posted an Alert on the profile page of Overton, Russell, Doerr, and Donovan, LLP. that reads, in part:
“BBB has seen a major increase in collection agencies starting business in the Upstate New York area over the past several years. In an effort to keep consumers informed about which collection agencies are operating in accordance with federal and state law, we have asked for specific information from all collection agencies located in our service area, including proof of licensing, bonding, and or registration required by NY state or other governments where the business is located, as well as proof of licensing required by any state in which the business operates. This collection agency has not responded to our requests. BBB advises consumers to be aware of their rights in regard to collections. This includes New York State law prohibiting any collection agency from collecting on Payday loans in the State of New York.”
In June 2013, in United States District Court, Western District of New York, a plaintiff brought a complaint against ORDD for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). In this case, the plaintiff had incurred and defaulted on a debt, and in October 2011, Overton, Russell, Doerr, and Donovan, LLP. began contacting him regarding repayment. At some point, the plaintiff notified ORDD that he was going to record telephone conversations between them, and the plaintiff alleged that ORDD told the plaintiff he was not authorized to do so.
The plaintiff alleged that because in New York State “there is no requirement that a party to a conversation have the consent of the other party in order to record the conversation,” ORDD’s statement to the contrary constituted a violation of the FDCPA’s prohibition against the use of “any false, deceptive, or
misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt.” Overton, Russell, Doerr, and Donovan, LLP. requested the charges be dismissed because the plaintiff had not stated a plausible case for relief and requested that sanctions be imposed on the plaintiff for bringing the charges frivolously and in bad faith. The plaintiff requested permission to amend his complaint to “clarify that [ORDD’s] statement regarding recording was unsolicited and not in response to a question by the plaintiff.” The court denied both of ORDD’s requests and granted the plaintiff’s request to amend his complaint prior to further mediation.
Federal laws protect you. The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) regulates the behavior of collection agencies by prohibiting actions such as the use of abusive or threatening language; harassment; or the use of false or misleading information to collect a debt. The FCRA regulates how collection agencies and creditors report delinquent debts to credit reporting agencies. Additional consumer protection laws include the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA).
Yes. If you want to enforce your rights, or recover money for violations — you need to sue. Federal laws provide individuals like you with a means to seek monetary damages in court. For example, the FDCPA allows consumers who have been violated to recover damages of up to $1,000, plus attorney fees and court costs.
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Sergei Lemberg is an attorney focusing on consumer law, class actions related to automotive issues, and personal injury litigation. With nearly two decades of experience, his areas of practice include Lemon Law (vehicle defects), Debt Collection Harassment, TCPA (illegal robocalls and texts), Fair Credit Reporting Act, Overtime claims, Personal Injury cases, and Class Actions. He has consistently been recognized as the nation's "most active consumer attorney." In 2020, Mr. Lemberg represented Noah Duguid before the United States Supreme Court in the landmark case Duguid v. Facebook. He is also the author of "Defanging Debt Collectors," a guide that empowers consumers to fight back against debt collectors and prevail, as well as "Lemon Law 101: The Laws That Lemon Dealers Don't Want You to Know."
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Can I be charged a daily interest on a debt that I own. I live in New York
Overton threatened to charge daily interest on an item that has been removed from 2 out of 3 credit bureaus. Ny state only allows debt collectors to charge 10 percent of original debt a year.
Overton and Russell has placed a judgment against me for an item that has already been removed from 2 credit bureaus. They have also charged me with a daily interest on this debt. I was told that if I don’t pay them I will continue to get charged daily interest. NY state only allows 10 percent interest a year, if any.
I paid ORDD in full. My balance is $0 with them but they are still showing up as a debt on my credit report.
First I must say they are incompetent and unprofessional. Could not get my name and address correct. My complaint is regarding Overton, Russell, Doer & Donovan, LLP and what by now I can only assume has negatively affected my credit report. In process of obtaining up-to-date reports from the credit agencies, however, I continue to get requests by mail for varying amounts of monies owed with insufficient information. I have requested more than once a detailed account reconciliation to verify and match these demanded amounts to my bank statements. You never get any response and no matter what I send seems to settle any claim. At times I wonder if their client is as corrupt as them. The client never sends billing statements to me, I only ever receive these random letters from ORD&D. After reading the BBB’s review of the firm why should I expect to ever get a response from these *******s. The claims are all for medical expenses and saw my FICO score nosedive. HELP ME PLEASE.
Got a medical collection for a procedure done by my daughter, which was paid in full. I went ahead and paid them anyways just to get the collections taken off of my credit report. Haven’t received a word about anything. Destroying my credit, taking my money. This isn’t right. I absolutely am not waiting 7 years for this thing to be reversed off of my history. I will continue to make daily phone calls to them to get someone on the phone. In reality it’s a pretty good scam. Send people bills, put collections on their credit report and they’ll do whatever they need to have you go away. I should get into that business….
This law firm continuously filed foreclosure paperwork in court with my address for another person. It wasn’t until my tenant told me the house was in the paper as foreclosed that I learned about the error. For almost a year, Since June 18’ they filed 30 court documents foreclosing on the wrong address. My house was set for auction in two weeks!! The auction has been stopped since I learned of this. Now they are taking no responsibility in fixing the damage that is all over the internet that it is a foreclosure damaging my home value severely and making it incredibly difficult to rent because people think the home was foreclosed. They are incredibly rude speaking to them telling me it’s not there problem. The press republican and local papers have published front page story about what has happened and several news stations have aired the story. They make the mistake and I’m stuck with the damage. To remove all foreclosure reporting to real estate websites and the foreclosure notice online links it will cost me $2000.00 a link to have removed. Finding a suitable tenant has become impossible. It’s a nightmare.
my name is Linda
my complaint is against Overton Russell Doer and Donovan with a negative credit report
and summons to appear in court. Can you please help me resolve this matter and remove
this negative from my credit report, please thank you very much