Podcast appearances and mentions of mark silverthorn

Mark Silverthorn worked as a lawyer for four of the largest collection agencies operating in Canada for 12 years between 1994 and 2006. Mark had an epiphany after which he decided not to represent creditors, debt buyers, or collection agency Subsequently, Mark began representing consumers struggling with consumer debt. Between 2007 and 2009 Mark spent hundreds of hours interviewing bankruptcy trustees, representatives from the credit counselling industry as well as executives at debt settlement firms. Mark also sent undercover operatives armed with hidden recording devices to meet with bankruptcy trustees, credit counselling firms, and debt settlement firms. For more information about Mark's services, you can find that at... http://www.silverthornlaw.ca You can also watch this interview on our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZSrYjFjpH1-4nPB5rvoubQ

Mark Silverthorn joins us this week on Collection Chronicles to talk about his experience on the consumer side of collections, outrageous collection techniques, and his triumphant legal run-in with one of the biggest debt buyers in Canada. 

Today we present our top ten tips for dealing with collection agents.  We are joined by two industry insiders, Blair Demarco-Wettlaufer who on a previous show told us how to stop collection calls, and Mark Silverthorn who previously revealed several "dirty tricks" that some collection agencies use to collect on a debt.   We've taken their comments and compiled our top ten tips for dealing with collection agents.

Today’s guest is Mark Silverthorn, who was once the most prominent collection agency lawyer in Canada, sending out 10,000 collection letters every month.  Today he’s a consultant for debtors, and is the author of The Wolf at the Door, a book about “What to do when collection agents come calling”.   Mark Silverthorn says on the show that collection agents have every right to collect money that is legitimately owed, but he believes they should follow the rules and behave in a professional manner.  He surveyed his contacts in the collection industry and gives us the five dirtiest tricks used by collection agents, and gives advice on how to avoid or stop collection calls.

Learn more about Mark's new book titled The Wolf at The Door 'The Wolf at The Door', by Mark Silverthorn Advice on how to deal with consumer debt Mark Silverthorn's book, The Wolf At The Door: What To Do When Collection Agencies Come Calling, (2010) published by Canadian publisher McClelland & Stewart, is an easy-to-read, comprehensive guide for Canadians who are experiencing major challenges paying their bills. Written by a former collection lawyer and collection industry insider, this book can be very helpful if you are struggling to make the minimum payments on your credit cards as well as anyone who is receiving collection calls. Thousands of Canadians have already bought this book, available in paperback and as an e-book. You can buy a copy of The Wolf At The Door in bookstores across Canada and it can also be purchased online at www.amazon.ca, www.chapters.indigo.ca, as well as www.mcclelland.com. To learn more about this book, its contents, book reviews, media coverage, and what readers are saying about The Wolf At The Door

Learn more about Mark's new book titled The Wolf at The Door 'The Wolf at The Door', by Mark Silverthorn Advice on how to deal with consumer debt Mark Silverthorn's book, The Wolf At The Door: What To Do When Collection Agencies Come Calling, (2010) published by Canadian publisher McClelland & Stewart, is an easy-to-read, comprehensive guide for Canadians who are experiencing major challenges paying their bills. Written by a former collection lawyer and collection industry insider, this book can be very helpful if you are struggling to make the minimum payments on your credit cards as well as anyone who is receiving collection calls. Thousands of Canadians have already bought this book, available in paperback and as an e-book. You can buy a copy of The Wolf At The Door in bookstores across Canada and it can also be purchased online at www.amazon.ca, www.chapters.indigo.ca, as well as www.mcclelland.com. To learn more about this book, its contents, book reviews, media coverage, and what readers are saying about The Wolf At The Door