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Massachusetts bars debt collector who seized cars to coerce payments

In office since January 2023

Andrew Metcalf's debt collection business took cars — sometimes the consumer's only ride to work, and sometimes so old that state law exempted them from seizure. On Monday, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced a settlement that permanently bars Metcalf and his companies from collecting debt in the state.

Updated 3 hours ago

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As Massachusetts residents continue to face rising costs, they should not be subject to aggressive and unlawful debt collection practices, like those Andrew Metcalf allegedly engaged in.

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Because of this settlement, thousands of families in the Commonwealth will be provided with debt relief and these predatory companies will never be allowed to operate in Massachusetts again.

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