Bad Paper: Chasing Debt from Wall Street to the Underworld

Written by Jake Halpern

Narrated by Qarie Marshall

Welcome to underworld of debt collection, where few rules apply.--Jake Halpern introduces a former banking executive and a former armed robber who become partners and go in quest of 'paper' - the uncollected debts that are sold off by banks for pennies on the dollar. As Halpern shows, the world of consumer debt collection is a wild and unregulated shadowland, where operators may misrepresent a debtor's situation, make illegal threats, and even lay claim to debts that are not theirs to collect.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Oct 14, 2014
• ISBN: 9781666585612

Jake Halpern

Jake Halpern is an acclaimed journalist, author, and radio producer who has written for several publications including The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine. As a contributor at NPR, Jake produced one of the most listened-to episodes of This American Life. He co-wrote the Dormia series with Peter Kujawinski and is the author of Bad Paper, a nonfiction book for adults. Follow Jake at www.jakehalpern.com