ALW Souring LLC is a debt collection agency which may have received a large amount of complaints alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Find out who they are, why they might be calling, and how you can stop them.
ALW Sourcing LLC is a debt collections agency based in Newark, DE. It appears as though there are a variety of different complaints against ALW Sourcing LLC alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). If you have been contacted by this debt collector, make sure you understand your rights before taking action.
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They’re legit. ALW Sourcing LLC can be considered a legitimate collections company due to the fact that it has been in business for 13 years, has received an “A+” rating from the Better Business Bureau, and has also been BBB accredited. Therefore, it is unwise to ignore the need to resolve your debt and write off this collections company as a scam.
ALW Sourcing LLC is a collections company that “is an African-American owned and operated collections, and customer contact solutions business.” The company cites on their website that ALW Sourcing LLC is a Certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE), and as previously noted, a member of the Better Business Bureau. Though ALW Sourcing LLC boasts about exceeding “customer care performance goals” on their website, the company allegedly has left consumers in the dust whilst pursuing this goal, ignoring their responsibility of following the FDCPA. Additionally, according to the BBB, the leadership of the collections company is headed by Mr. Bill Allen, CEO. Lastly, According to Zoominfo.com, ALW Souring LLC has a total of 7 employees and revenue of $17 million.
ALW Sourcing LLC explains on their website that they provide a variety of services, including, “Collections, Consumer Collections, First-Party, Third-Party, MBE Second Tier Outsource, Small Business Collections, Customer Service Contact, and Customer Service Communications.” The company additionally claims that their full service collections process involves “Automated Skip Tracing, Letter Services, Credit Reporting, Predictive Dialer Platforms, and Account Scrub for Correct Information or Bankruptcies.”
Ultimately, ALW Sourcing provides information on their specific services, but does not note which specific area of collections that they specialize in, or which clientele they work for. Due to this lack of clarity, it is incredibly important that as a consumer you choose to contact the collections company to verify and attain details on your alleged debt. Acquiring this information is important because due to the outsourcing of debt, one collection account can turn into many reporting on your credit file if the debt is not dealt with.
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Lemberg Law is a consumer law firm helping victims of collection harassment and abuse. Lemberg Law received an A+ rating from the BBB. We’ve helped more than 15,000 consumers stop harassment and recover money from debt collectors. Harassed? Abused? Misled by a collector? Call our Helpline today! There is no charge unless we win.
Oddly enough, ALW Sourcing LLC comes off scotch free in regard to complaints posted on the BBB. However, after doing further research, a number of complaints popped up on complaintsboard.com. These ten reviews awarded the collections company a 3 star review overall, and largely alleged that ALW Sourcing LLC was using unethical collections practices, more specifically harassing and threatening consumers. Ultimately, the similarities between these posted complaints and the angry sentiments of complainants awards this collections company a less than glowing review. More seriously, this collections company could have also been a part of a variety of lawsuits, sanctions, and penalties according to Public Access to Court Electronic Records (“PACER”), which reports all federal complaints within the U.S. federal system’s docket.
A collections company would only choose to sue you or garnish your wages given that they can validate your debt, as it is illegal for ALW Sourcing LLC to make empty threats to sue you or garnish your wages. Moreover, ALW Sourcing LLC can choose to sue or garnish wages after a default judgement. This choice verifies that a collection company would likely choose not to sue you for unvalidated debt. However, it is the smartest option to preemptively contact an attorney to ensure the safety of your assets and rights. Lemberg Law awards consumers the power to fight back against these fraudulent collection practices. Need Help? Call us today.
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Unlawful Debt Harassment? Learn the Law & Sue the Collector.
Absolutely. You can sue a debt collector. Here is a sample complaint:
A complainant alleges that ALW Sourcing LLC previously contacted them through mail alleging that they owed $6,817.45. This complainant explains that they did not owe ALW Sourcing LLC any money, nor have they ever found themselves in this amount of debt. The complainant then chose to contact the collections company to sort the matter out. ALW Sourcing LLC allegedly stated this the complainant did in fact owe this amount of money as a result of debt from household finance 18 years ago. The complainant responded to the company and explained that they did not even live in the United States 18 years ago. This complainant claims that they will seek legal action if this problem is not properly resolved.
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act outlines a person’s protections against the abuses and misconduct of collection agencies. If you find that a debt collector may have violated your FDCPA rights, it is important that you contact and attorney to resolve the matter and receive compensation. You can find your FDCPA rights listed on the Federal Trade Commission’s website under, “Debt Collection FAQs”. Remember that in addition to your rights under the FDCPA, you have supplementary rights to protect yourself from fraudulent practices under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA).
Yes, and if you would like to defend your rights and recover your damages you should. Suing is the correct course of action if you have found that your FDCPA rights or TCPA rights have been violated. Federal laws protect citizens like you from these fraudulent practices. Moreover, you should choose to award yourself the ability to defend your rights and receive compensation by suing if you feel as though these rights have been violated. Individuals like you can 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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