Collection Consultants of California or CCOC, was founded in 1986. Headquartered in Glendale, California, this debt collection agency doesn’t have any official presence online beyond a portal for customers to make online payments.
With annual revenues over $3 million, Collection Consultants of California collects on all sorts of consumer debt. It’s just 35 employees, which is far fewer than most other debt collection agencies. This business uses robocalls, skip tracing, letter collection, and many different other debt collection strategies.
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As of April 2017, the Better Business Bureau reported 14 closed Collection Consultants of California complaints over the previous few decades, including 8 closed Collection Consultants of California complaints over the past 12 months. The BBB provides Collection Consultants of California an F rating. Additionally, Justia lists three CCOC complaints filed in federal court in the past year alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Moreover, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) lists 25 closed Collection Consultants of California complaints for 2016.
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In 2015, a judge in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, denied Collection Consultants of California’s motion to dismiss Flores vs. Collection Consultants of California for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and California’s Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. According to the judge’s decision, the customer alleged that Collection Consultants of California attempted to collect different amounts of money after he had contested the validity of their debts, and delivered him a wide range of letters. The customer said that the last letter sought to accumulate more than $1,200, including more than $300 from unidentified “other creditors,” and alleged that this violated provisions of the FDCPA forbidding false representation of a debt, using unfair and unconscionable means to collect a debt, and collecting a fee not authorized by the agreement creating the debt. Collection Consultants of California argued that the case ought to be dismissed because the statute of limitations had passed, that the previous letter was not a debt collection letter, but instead an offer to repay the debt, and that the correspondence was not misleading. The court rejected CCOC’s arguments, and refused the debt collection agency’s motion to dismiss, thus allowing the case to move forward.
Collection Consultants of California
6100 San Fernando Road, Suite 211
Glendale, CA 91201
Phone Number: 877-358-3844
Website: https://www.ccocinc.com/
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).
But here’s the rub: If you want to enforce your rights, or recover money for violations — you need to sue. These 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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