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Zwicker & Associates, P.C. has 2 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforZwicker & Associates, P.C.

    Lawyers
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.21/5stars

    Average of 19 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    68 complaints closed in last 3 years

    30 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Overview

    Zwicker & Associates, P.C. is a law firm specializing in debt collections and litigation services for creditors.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Zwicker & Associates, P.C. has 2 locations, listed below.

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      Headquarters
      80 Minuteman Road, Andover, MA 01810-1008
      BBB File Opened:
      6/2/1988
      Years in Business:
      42
      Business Started:
      9/1/1981
      Business Incorporated:
      9/13/1991
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Number of Employees:
      686
      Business Management
      • Mr. Paul W. Zwicker, President
      • Mr. John Twite, Chief Operating Officer
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Paul W. Zwicker, President
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (978) 686-3538
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      Phone Numbers

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      Customer Complaints

      68 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      06/11/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Sales and Advertising Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I am disappointed to have to be writing this. Back in the spring of 2023, Zwicker had contacted me to discuss a discover card that had went to collections. Upon our conversation it was determined that I owed around ********. On a recorded telephone, We were able to reach a settlement and agreed on a lump sum paid upfront and then additional monthly payments to pay off the difference of the settlement amount. I proceeded and provided my bank account and routing number for the payment and to allow future payments to be drafted on a scheduled date. I was so relieved to get this off my back and appreciative that we came to an agreement. Everything was working out great post initial payment and my monthly payments were being drafted as agreed on. Part of the agreement was to always ensure my account had the funds so that payment was able to be drafted. I made certain that this was done. Upon this last month of our agreement I stopped receiving payment confirmation letters that I had received in the previous 10+ months and was grateful to know it was paid in full. So I thought. A couple months after the agreed last payment I then received a letter stating my account was defaulted and the settlement was no longer valid due to not fulfilling my contract obligations. I was shocked. I was confused. Angry and worried. I then started to do some research with my bank statements and reviewing the prior letters I had received from Zwicker. Upon reviewing everything I realized I was being taking advantage of and was misled. They never processed my last payment of our agreement and then sent me into default. I was still confused. Why? I asked. What happened? I had the funds in my account (bank statements showing proof) on the day my payment was due and there was no reason why it was not processed. I am now being contacted by a receiver and being threatened to have all my funds and assets levied. This is unethical and I have not figured out why this happened.
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      Customer Reviews

      19 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Kaitlyn C

      1 star

      06/01/2024

      On April 16, 2024 I called because I was a few weeks late on my March 2024 payment, told the representative I was going through a financial hardship because I still didn't have a job but I'm trying to make the payment. Rep said I could do $200 for 3 months, still owing the original amount, adding an extra month to the original payment plan to make up for it the lowered 3 months. Agreed this would be helpful to me. A few days later I received a letter confirming my new payment plan to pay $200 on April 29th, 2024 - June 29th 2024, then basically going back to almost the normal original payment plan with the same original total, added an extra month. I made the $200 payment April 29th. May 3rd 2024 I called because I received another letter saying they sent the new payment plan to the court and that since they filed that I have to pay an extra $324.63. This extra fee was never previously mentioned with the new payment plan. Why would I call going through a financial hardship to lower the payments for just 3 months, still paying the original balance, just to get an extra $324.63 added to my total? You already tacked on originally over $300 in court filing before the original payment plan was set up, but now you filed a 2nd time even though I've been making the payments. I called May 3rd 2024 asking to talk to someone about the letter I received with this new $324.63 in court filing / service fee added on. All of the reps said they couldn't help me, told me I'd have to ask for legal advice from their attorney. The 3rd representative I spoke with said all of the attorneys were busy. I asked to receive a call back. She said she'd send it over, but her advice was to get my own attorney to ask them questions about the letter because she said she didn't know if their attorneys would get back with me within 7 days. They have not reached back out to me in over 3 weeks. I need this resolved because I did not consent to this 2nd $324.63 in court filing/service fee.

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