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The Legal Piece

Dec 01 1999 (CARD novels Vol. 14, No. 23 via COMTEX) -- With the

fate of bankruptcy reform uncertain, the credit and collections
industry is tightening its belt as filings continue to rise and
bankruptcy attorneys find recent ways to go after creditors.

The traditional tools at lenders' disposal for dealing with bankrupt

consumer are still available, unless "their effectiveness is being
limited through bankruptcy attorneys," says George Wallace, an attorney
with
Eckert Seamans, Cherin & Mellot in Washington. The moot point is, ...