Are You Being Called By Green, Richard & Trent, PA?*

Are you being called by Green, Richard & Trent, PA?* Here’s what you need to know.

There are many reasons why people accumulate major debt, and not all of them have financial irresponsibility at the center. Setbacks like job loss, illness, or a costly divorce can all send accounts that you formerly paid on time into arrears. If debt collectors get aggressive with you, It is important to remember that you have rights that prohibit such treatment.

Your Rights Under the FDCPA

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act or FDCPA, regulates the activities of third-party collection agencies. Methods like the following are illegal when used to collect a debt, and debt collectors who disregard this fact can lose their license.

• Using obscene and profane language
• Contacting someone who has formally requested that all communications cease
• Pretending to be police officers, government officials, or any other law enforcement figure
• Calling at inconvenient times, such as before 8:00 a.m. and after 9:00 p.m. in your time zone
• Threatening action they cannot legally take or have no intention of taking
• Calling you at work after you’ve told them that you aren’t allowed to talk to them there

Company Profile: Green, Richard & Trent, PA

If you are being called by Green, Richard & Trent, PA, information about the company is below.

Green, Richard & Trent, PA, which also does business as My-Green, Inc., is a debt collection office located in Churubusco, Indiana. It was established in 1996, has less than 10 employees, and is managed by its owner, Miron Green. Civil litigation records retained by the PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) website confirm that people who believed they were being harassed by Green, Richard & Trent, PA stood up for themselves by filing lawsuits instead of paying.

Alleged Violations against Green, Richard & Trent, PA

According to PACER, on or around August 3, 2016 My-Green Inc d/b/a/ Green, Richard & Trent, PA sent a Wisconsin resident a collection letter for an old apartment debt. Within the letter there was a paragraph that read: “Over the next ten (10) days a decision will be made as to which of the various collection alternatives should be initiated to recover our client’s funds. As perhaps you are not aware, legal action is one of these alternatives. In order to avoid this type of action you should remit the full balance immediately.” Later on in the letter, another paragraph stated, “Please take notice that unless we receive the full balance within ten (10) days of the date of this letter, or unless we can agree to an alternative payment proposal, ACTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE.”

Feeling harassed by Green, Richard & Trent, PA, the plaintiff hired a consumer attorney and sued the company for allegedly violating the FDCPA in the following ways:

• Using false, deceptive, and misleading means to collect a debt
• Threatening legal action it did not intend to take

The matter was later dismissed.

Hire an Attorney

The phone number for this debt collection company is 1-260-693-0245. If it appears on your caller ID when the phone rings, it means that you are being called by Green, Richard & Trent, PA. If they threaten legal action they are not in a position to take, hire a consumer attorney. Bullying consumers is illegal, and if you file a claim against Green, Richard & Trent, PA with your attorney’s help, you could potentially win $1,000 per FDCPA violation.. You have rights that debt collectors ignore at their own risk.

*Case taken from PACER (www.pacer.gov). File number is Case 1:16-cv-00352-RL-SLC from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Fort Wayne Division.

Disclaimer: The content of this article serves only to provide information and should not be constructed as legal advice. If you file a claim against Green, Richard & Trent, PA, or any other third-party collection agency, you may not be entitled to any compensation.