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By LaToya Irby, About.com Guide to Credit / Debt

"Can a Collection Agency Take My House?"

Friday February 29, 2008
If anything can be said about debt collectors, it's that they will stop at almost nothing to get money from you. Fortunately, there are laws governing what debt collectors can and cannot do. So just how far can they go? In the Credit / Debt forums, one poster asks the question, "Can a collection agency garnish my wages or put a lien on my house?" Have you ever had a collector threaten to garnish your wages or take your home? Visit the forum and get in on the discussion.

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