RRI, Inc.
8343 Roswell Rd. Suite 375
Atlanta, GA 30350
Phone
1-888-484-3306
Fax
1-888-684-7405
E-mail
[email protected]
From their website:
"Every business, regardless of size, can suffer from bad debt. We represent a range of clients from self-employed independent contractors to municipalities and large multi-national corporations.
"We serve:
Fitness Clubs
Trade Schools
Bail Bonds
Utilities
Retail
Medical
Auto Sales
Property Management
Construction
Equipment Rental
Finance Companies
Small Loan and Check Cashers
Credit Card Issuers
Funeral Homes
and more...
We collectMembership Fees
Bond Forfeiture and Recovery Fees
Automobile Repo Deficiencies
Residential and Commercial Leases
Rental Contracts
Returned Checks
Credit Card Debt
Student Loans
Cell Phone Contracts
Ambulance Fees
Early Termination Fees
and more..."
http://www.rricollections.com/
Looks like the FTC is in the process of breaking them up into little pieces:
Court Enters Final Order in FTC Action Against Florida Debt Collectors
A federal court has entered a final order against a Florida debt collection agency, its principals, and its attorney, settling a Federal Trade Commission action that alleged that the defendants violated the FTC Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) while collecting consumers’ debts.
The FTC’s complaint alleged that the enterprise used misleading dunning letters and abusive telephone calls to falsely threaten that consumers would be sued, their property seized, and their wages garnished if they did not pay the money that the defendants said they owed. The complaint alleged that the collectors often shouted and used profanity and other abusive language to carry out their collections.
The stipulated final order, among other things, permanently bars the defendants from falsely representing the character, amount, or legal status of a consumer’s debt, that their collector is an attorney or represents an attorney, or that if the consumer does not pay, the defendants can or will file a lawsuit against the consumer. It also prohibits them from violating the FDCPA in any way, including by disclosing a consumer’s debts to any third parties, using profanity or other abusive language in collection calls, or by continuing to attempt to collect a debt before providing verification of the debt to consumers who properly request such verification. The settlement also requires the defendants to provide consumers with a toll-free number and mailing address to file complaints, promptly investigate each such complaint, and take steps to cease, resolve, and cure any violations of the court order or the FDCPA.
The defendants are Rawlins & Rivera, Inc. of Florida, Rawlins & Rivera, Inc. of Georgia, Ryan & Reed, Inc. of Florida, Ryan & Reed, Inc. of Georgia, RRI, Inc., the corporations’ officers, Janis Brust, Joe L. Hunt, Sr., Joe L. Hunt, Jr., and a Florida lawyer, Robert W. Bird, whose letterhead was used for many of their collection letters. The settlement contains a monetary judgment of $3.4 million, which represents the total amount the defendants took in through their allegedly improper debt collection activities. The settlement requires the defendants to sell property and transfer the proceeds of the sale to the FTC. The remainder of the $3.4 million will be suspended based upon the defendants’ inability to pay.
http://www.debtgone.org/news-content.cfm/Arti ... FTC-Action.html