Collectors have tried all kinds of tactics to get Shawn Andersen to pay off the $28,000 student loan he defaulted on in 2009 as he struggled to find work during the Great Recession.
Theyve sent letters to his mothers home and called him to suggest rehabilitation plans he cant afford. One tried to track him down through an ex-girlfriend. Andersen eventually sued one, charging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and settling for $750.
But Andersen, a 37-y…
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