Subprime Auto Lender Contacted Mother

[Anonymous]

I'm late. I know. There's nothing I can do about it. I do feel terrible about it. My subprime auto lender contacted my mother who I have not spoken to in years. She was not listed as a reference or contact person. I'm not sure what was said, but it was made obvious it was in regards to a delinquent account. This is so deeply embarrassing and I've never heard of a company doing this if the names were not given as a reference. Can they do this legally?

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I'm late. I know. There's nothing I can do about it. I do feel terrible about it. My subprime auto lender contacted my mother who I have not spoken to in years. She was not listed as a reference or contact person. I'm not sure what was said, but it was made obvious it was in regards to a delinquent account. This is so deeply embarrassing and I've never heard of a company doing this if the names were not given as a reference. Can they do this legally?

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Sorry for what your going through. It is called skip tracing, it is legal. Happened to me on a delinquent credit card from PenFed. 

[Azuieldrago]

They can call anyone they can find in relation to you. But they cannot say why. Just that they are looking for you and for you to contact them.