I need advice with a collections situation. Last year I received notice of a payroll garnishment through my employer.   I contacted the collections attorney and the matter was paid over the course of about a year.   Then, this year I received notice from my bank that they were served with an attachment against my bank account in the original amount, none of which was owed any longer.

I contacted the collections attorney again who issued a release. After a month and several phone calls, the money was returned to our bank account. However none of the processing fees charged against our account were returned. The bank did not even pay interest during this time for the amount that was never withdrawn from our account.

I'm angry with the bank and the collections firm at this point and want to fight back. It's hard with no documentation--as I understand it there was a judgment in 2008 for which I did not receive a summons, nor did I receive a copy of the judgment. What are my rights?

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State/Country of Question: Michigan

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I have contacted the collections attorney who agreed to process a release. I notified the bank that they would receive a release. I demanded to see original paperwork (Writ of Garnishment) which I was told was stored in an offsite facility. The bank has told me repeatedly there was nothing more they can do, despite the attorney's claim this is a bank error. Help! Can I obtain all this documentation from the court directly? I need to understand who is at fault.