Zenith Financial Network LLC or ZFN is a debt collection agency, which receives a lot of consumer complaints to our law firm for debt harassment. Find out who they are, why they might be calling, and how you can stop them.
Zenith Financial Network LLC or ZFN is a third-party collection agency based in Florida. ZFN has received consumer complaints alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), including using false or misleading language in an effort to collect a debt and threatening to take actions that cannot legally be taken. 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), Zenith Financial Network, LLC is a legitimate collection agency founded and incorporated in 2012. The B established a profile page for ZFN in 2013. ZFNis listed as a collection agency that uses the alternate business names, ZFN and Associates and ZFN Processing. Buzzfile estimates ZFN’s annual revenue at $203,625 and the size of its headquarters staff at 4 employees.
According to its website, ZFN “is a full-service provider of receivable management services and an accounts receivable management firm specializing in consumer collections throughout the United States.”
ZFN states that it “is recognized as one of the leading providers of receivable management services to some of the nation’s most renowned credit card issuers, debt purchasers, banks, auto lenders, and universities.” ZFN offers “third party collection services for primary, secondary and tertiary accounts; …pre-collection services to bring accounts current at the earliest stage of delinquency, and full contingency collection services to recover monies owed on consumer accounts or business-to-business transactions.”
As for compliance, ZFN “performs collection services at every stage of delinquency, for every type of account while adhering to FDCPA and TCPA regulations…and has the experience, staff and technology to supplement their clients’ internal efforts or take over where they leave off.” However, the ZFN website does not provide any links or references to consumer protection resources, laws, or enforcement agencies.
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Lemberg Law is a consumer law firm helping victims of collection harassment and abuse. We are ranked A+ by 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.
As of June 2018, the BBB has given ZFN a rating of NR (No Rating). The BBB has closed 51 complaints against Zenith Financial Network in the past 3 years, with 15 complaints closed in the previous 12 months. Most Of those complaints alleged problems with billing and collections; several additional complaints also alleged problems with customer service. The BBB has posted an Alert on ZFN profile page. Since April 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has closed 27 complaints against ZFN. Justia lists at least 8 cases of civil litigation involving ZFN.
Zenith Financial Network, LLC
1489 W. Palmetto Park Rd., Suite 360
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Telephone: (888) 591-3861
Website: http://zenithfinancialinc.com
It is illegal for a debt collector to make empty threats to sue you or garnish your wages. It is also unlikely ZFN 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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The BBB has posted an Alert on Zenith Financial Network’s profile page warning site visitors about potential problems. The Alert states:
“BBB files contain a pattern of complaints from consumers that allege harassing phone calls using scare tactics regarding debt.
“On May 21, 2018 BBB sent correspondence to ZFN requesting their voluntary cooperation in providing steps it will implement to eliminate the pattern of customer complaints.
“On June 1st, 2018 ZFN provided the following response: ‘We deal with more than 25,000 phone calls in a week. Our representatives take verbal abuse, deal with foul language, and consumers being constantly belligerent towards them. We answer and research all complaints against this company within a timely fashion and will continue to do so. Unfortunately, as a consumer collection agency complaints are a hazard of the business. I will continue to work with our staff to try to improve on this.’
“BBB will continue to monitor and update the company’s report as needed.”
In June 2016, a complainant indicated that he had been contacted by a Zenith Financial Network representative who was “very rude and… a bit deceitful in their introduction and greeting.” The complainant stated that the first time ZFN called him, he had no idea who they were because the representative “was very rude and short with everything he said, … proceeded to indicate the client they were representing, and then immediately went into threatening tactics that if the complainant didn’t pay the balance on the account, he would be hit with legal actions.” The complainant stated that he did not “even have a chance to speak on his own behalf or explain anything… before the ZFN representative hung up on him after… indicating the complainant was taking up too much time by trying to create a dialogue about the situation.” The complainant called back and spoke to a manager, who “seemed like he would be a bit friendlier after the complainant explained what he had gone through with the first representative. But, after a minute, he started to get short and rude himself…and ultimately, that call also ended with” a hang-up. The complainant received 3 more calls, each entailing rude and aggressive misconduct followed by a hang-up, despite his insistence that “every time… he had spoken to this company he had been respectful and diplomatic.” In addition, he claimed that the ZFN representatives had failed to identify themselves and gave the impression that they were a law firm rather than a collection agency. In its response, ZFN indicated that they had closed the file and would discipline the employees responsible for the misconduct.
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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Zenith collections are calling me constantly regarding a debt. I have not returned there calls as I know I have no debts in collections. I even pulled up my credit report and shows no collections. I got a lot of calls from a different agency for collections. I told them I owe nothing as the debt was wrote off and I am disabled and non collectable. I’m pretty sure zenith is asking about the same debt. They’ve left messages that I need to call them and set up payment arrangements and that I can be sued and taken to court. Should I even contact them ?
I was contacted by a woman who represents this company asking for a collection amount of $180. I told her this account had been paid off and closed and after reading through my credit karma report and repeatedly telling her I won’t pay this collection, she said ok and hung up. Be careful before paying any money to this collection agency, make sure you know exactly why before making a single payment. She knew I didn’t owe money, which is why she hung up so fast.
ZFN is contacting me non stop in regards to a cash loan my husband took out. I have tried to work with them but they are extremely rude and talking about suing my husband or taking us to court. I do not have the money to pay them right now and I want to make sure that my husband is not going to get in trouble for not paying them during the hardships we are facing right now.
We are currently dealing with ZFN & associates about collections from a loan. I have some concerns that they are violating our consumer rights and would like to discuss this further. Thanks, Jen