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<tr><td><b>Comment Number: </b></td><td>536796-00002</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Received: </b></td><td>7/16/2008 10:39:36 AM</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Organization: </b></td><td></td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Commenter: </b></td><td>McClendon</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>State: </b></td><td>WA</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Agency: </b></td><td>Federal Trade Commission</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Rule: </b></td><td> Debt Settlement Industry - Public Workshop</td></tr>

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<hr><P><b>Comments:</b></p>I am constantly appalled by the level of harassment the collection companies are able to get away with. Almost daily I hear a new story of collection companies repeated violations of the Fair debt collection act.</body></html>