BHK Financial, LLC (BHK) is a third-party collection agency based in Arizona. BHK has received consumer complaints alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), including usingfalse or misleading information in an effort to collect a debt and misrepresenting the legal status or amount of a debt. If this debt collector has contacted you about past due collection items, make sure you know your rights before responding.
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They’re legit. According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), BHK Financial, LLC is a legitimate collection agency, originally incorporated in 2001, then started locally in 2015. The B established a profile page for BHK in 2018. BHD is listed as a collection agency, judgement recovery agency, collection system, credit reporting agency, and skip tracing agency. BHK uses the alternate business name, Blackstad, Hrabe, Kirkorsky, LLC and was formerly known as Innovative Debt Recovery, Inc. (IDR). Buzzfile estimates BHK’s annual revenue at $758,000 and the size of its headquarters staff at7 employees.
According to its website, BHK was founded “with the mission of providing collection services that exceed… client expectations and raise the bar for industry standards.” BHK’s core mission is to provide “exceptional collection services that exceed the expectations of…clients and assist… consumers by providing convenient repayment options.”
BHK’s third-party collections division “works with a variety of industries to collect past due accounts on a contingency basis…by making meaningful attempts to collect accounts and recover unpaid monies.” BHK employs a “staff of highly skilled experts… trained in effective communication and compliance in the accounts receivable industry.” Their collection staff employs a four-step collection process that includes account evaluation and analysis; custom account servicing; an electronic on-boarding procedure; and active recovery efforts by a dedicated team of specialists.
As a full-service agency, BHK Financial also offers legal collections; judgment recovery; forwarded out-of-state account services; educational seminars; online client account monitoring; skip tracing; credit reporting; and commercial collections. The BHK website does not specify the industries in which it is active, except to say that it accepts accounts “from large commercial accounts to small business past-due receivables.”
BHK employs “an in-house compliance manager to stay ahead of evolving compliance requirements and routinely perform internal audits to ensure security and procedural best practices are being met.” Their website states that they “take compliance very seriously”; however, they also refer to regulatory laws as “burdensome regulations.” In addition, they do not provide an easily accessible page with consumer protection resources, laws, or enforcement agencies.
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The BBB has not received any complaints against BHK; however, they have received 1 negative review. Since May 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has closed 1 complaint against BHK. Justia does not list any cases of civil litigation involving BHK.
BHK Financial, LLC
2222 S. Dobson Rd., Ste. 1104
Mesa, AZ 85202-6201
Telephone (602) 248-9828
Website: http://www.bhkfinancial.com/
It is illegal for a debt collector to make empty threats to sue you or garnish your wages. It is also unlikely BHK 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!
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In May 2017, a complainant indicated a representative of BHK, which was operating as IDR at the time, had contacted him in an attempt to collect “over $1,000” for a debt BHK claimed he owed to a credit union in Arizona. Allegedly, the credit union “attempted to say he owed them money almost a year previously, after he had reported his card missing/stolen just 2 days after opening the account,…and having never even used the card.” The complainant had requested that the credit union review its security camera footage to verify his claim that his card had been stolen and used without his authorization. He stated that the credit union “never provided any footage and kept giving…excuses…about why they were denying” his requests. He also stated that BHK said they had “bought the debt, …which the complainant claimed was a bogus debt to start” with. He requested the CFPB’s assistance “to get them to not try and ruin his credit and to stop harassing” him. The CFPB indicated that BHK had closed the account with an explanation to the complainant. BHK did not provide a public response to the complaint.
In April 2018, a complainant indicated BHK had been trying to collect a debt he had already paid. He stated that the amount BHK was requesting “exceeded what could have been collected at the time.” He requested that BHK “verify validity of the debt….and that they are dragging their feet.” He alleged that BHK is quick to collect, but slow to address their mistakes. He said their collection calls had stopped, but only because he had blocked their number. He also stated that the “debt was bogus since it had been … assigned,” and that his “own employer had assigned the debt.” He alleged that BHK was “interfering with his job/work performance by calling” him.
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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I listened to a lady tell me I didn’t have to run my ad every month. I could try it for a month and see how it worked out, I then had to excuse myself for a bit as I explained to her it was not possible for me to pay 400 a month for 12 months. She told that would not be a problem, I at that time had leave the room to pick up my child from school just around the corner. When I returned she was packing up her stuff and leaving, a few weeks later I gave her a credit card to run 400 for my ad for the month of December she charged me 400 two days in a row and extra 400 she said for Jan I didn’t approve the card for this so I refused the charge at this time she said I had signed to pay 400 a month for 12 months in which I did not sign anything, she had got one of my people to sign what she led them to believe was to get the month of December not a year contract, he said it didn’t have anything filed out on it that 400 a month for 12 months and permission to run my bank card which he can not give that authorization anyway only my sec. can do that but only with my approval one charge at a time
This collection agency is going after me for services of an ad I had in a magazine. I called the company to stop the ad. The company ignored my request and kept the ad up for a couple more months until I emailed them to cease and desist.
They finally did and charged me for the couple months of running the ad after I said to stop. I refused to pay. I guess they sold alleged debt to BHK. THEY HAVE BEEN HARASSING ME AND EVEN CALLING MY FAMILY AS WELL. They say I owe the magazine ad company $14,000 🙃🙃🙃🙃
No idea how they came upon that number but they ain’t getting a penny of my money. Only with a judgement from court will I ever pay them anything.
I have never got a loan from you people so can you please get it off. I have never revived any loan on or about Dec.2018