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Little-known database sells millions of Americans’ salary information to debt collectors

The credit reporting agency Equifax has created a little-known database that uses employment records, often given freely by human resources departments around the country, to track detailed information on millions of Americans’ pay history, in effect leading employers to help debt collectors extract money from their workforce. An Equifax subsidiary…

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Sides With Debt Collectors

This is a capitally bad piece of legislation from a state that seems to be specializing in crap legislation as of late: Brewer signed House Bill 2664 into law today. The measure allows collection agencies to use final billing statements as a basis to show amounts owed and interest rates…