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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Debt Collection

    Today the New York Times published an investigation into how debt collectors take advantage of borrowers. Some borrowers are sued over debt they’ve already paid back and are increasingly legally blocked from countersuing. How long has this been going on and is the government trying to stop the debt collectors?

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Dec 22, 2015 • 1 min read

    Today the New York Timespublished an investigation into how debt collectors take advantage of borrowers. Some borrowers are sued over debt they’ve already paid back and are increasingly legally blocked from countersuing. How long has this been going on and is the government trying to stop the debt collectors? We talked to a journalist who co-wrote the investigation.

    The full episode

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    Debt Collectors, the War on Drugs and the Biggest Sports Stories of 2015
    1. 0:00Debt CollectionYou’re reading this
    2. 8:18Consumers vs. Debt Collectors
    3. 13:41DEA Drug War
    4. 28:16L.A. Rehab Mogul Accused of Dangerous Abuses
    5. 36:05Biggest Sports Stories of 2015
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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Michael Corkery

      New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Debt Collectors, the War on Drugs and the Biggest Sports Stories of 2015
    1. 0:00Debt CollectionYou’re reading this
    2. 8:18Consumers vs. Debt Collectors
    3. 13:41DEA Drug War
    4. 28:16L.A. Rehab Mogul Accused of Dangerous Abuses
    5. 36:05Biggest Sports Stories of 2015
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand