Oregon AG Clips Minnesota Bill Collector For $90K In Settlement Of Consumer Allegations Of Harrassment

From the Office of the Oregon Attorney General:

• Attorney General John Kroger [] announced an agreement that requires a Minnesota debt collector that has prompted hundreds of consumer complaints to pay $90,000 and put a stop to its abusive practices.

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• Roughly 200 consumer complaints have been filed with the Department of Justice against Allied Interstate in the past five years, accusing the company of systematically violating numerous prohibitions under the Oregon and federal Debt Collection Practices Acts.

Among other things, according to the Oregon AG press release, the complaints allege that Allied Interstate:

1. repeatedly called Oregon consumers even after being told they were not the intended debtor;
2. repeatedly calling and hanging up when someone answered the phone;
3. revealing alleged debts to third parties without permission to do so;
4. threatening legal action the company was not authorized to take; and
5. using obscene or profane language and harassing third parties with repeated phone calls.

Allied Interstate agreed not to engage in any of the acts complained about, and must also pay $90,000 dollars to the Oregon Department of Justice and an additional $50,000 if it fails to abide by any terms set forth in the agreement.

For the Oregon AG press release, see Minnesota Debt Collector Required To Pay $90,000.

For the Oregon AG agreement with Allied Interstate.