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The ACB Companies (American Creditors Bureau) May 6, 1987 $350,000 in civil penalties https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/acbbad.html

American Family Publishers magazine subscription marketer April 24, 1990 Charged https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/afpbad.htm

Allied Bond & Collection Agency, Inc. (Allied) February 13, 1996 $140,000 civil penalties https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/alliedbad.htm

NCB Collection Services Inc And Attorney Thomas P. Tedeschi October 17, 1989 $40,000 Penalty https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/ncbbad.html

G&L Financial Services, Inc (Goldman & Levine) May 16, 1996 $10,000 Civil Penalty https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/glbad.htm

Great Lakes Collection Bureau August 30, 1995 $150,000 civil penalty https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/grlakesbad.htm

IS International (ISI) July 23, 1996 $10,000 civil penalty https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/isibad.htm

Nationwide Credit, Inc October 6, 1998 $100,000 civil penalty
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National Financial Services ("NFS") 1 March 13, 1998 $625,810 Penalty
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National Financial Services (NFS) 2 July 24, 1995 $550,000 PENALTY https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/nsfbad2.htm

Payco American Corporation (PAC) March 8, 1995 $500,000 civil penalty https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/paycobad.htm

Account Portfolios, Inc.(API) subsidiary, Perimeter Credit, L.L.C Feb.18, 1999 $300,000 civil penalty https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/perimeterbad.htm

Miller-Plante, INC., and H&S Industries, INC June 9, 1998 Charged https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/plante.bad.htm

General Electric Credit Corp(GECC)+Montgomery Ward Credit Corp Aug.10,1998 $97.5 Million Settlement https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/geccwardbad.html

First North American National Bank, owned by Circuit City Stores Nov. 20, 1998 $11.7 Million Settlement https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/circuitcitybad.html

May Department Stores Company November 2, 1998 $22 million and $125,000 https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/maybad.html

American Billing & Collections, Inc Aug. 27, 1998 $25,000 Settlement https://members.tripod.com/NOBILLSMAN/abcbad.html

Nationwide Credit, Inc., dba: Credit Claims & Collections MAY 26, 1992 $100,000 civil penalty
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Trans Continental Affiliates (TCA) MAY 17, 1995 civil penalties $10,000 each violation
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Checks Plus Collections January 25, 1996 SANCTIONED for12 violations
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Federated Department Stores-The Bon-Bloomingdale's-Macy's Feb. 18, 1998 $7.5 Million settlement
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Sears, Roebuck & Co September 3, 1997 pays $950,000  for illegal debt collections
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