I have found that the public DNC registry works well. The problem I used to run into was that companies I was already doing business with would call to market other products. I used to have a car loan with Bank of America. BOA would call me and try to get me to take out a credit card with them. It is my understanding that this practice is legal, although I considered it very irritating. I did however, ask that they add me to their DNC list, after which I stopped receiving calls. I noticed this pattern with a couple of other financial institutions. These days the first thing I do if I establish an account with a financial institution is call them and opt-out of all their marketing. I have always been able to find a dedicated phone number for this purpose included with the documentation for the credit card, loan, etc... Since I started doing this, I receive 1 or 2 unwanted marketing calls per year.
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I have found that the public DNC registry works well. The problem I used to run into was that companies I was already doing business with would call to market other products. I used to have a car loan with Bank of America. BOA would call me and try to get me to take out a credit card with them. It is my understanding that this practice is legal, although I considered it very irritating. I did however, ask that they add me to their DNC list, after which I stopped receiving calls. I noticed this pattern with a couple of other financial institutions. These days the first thing I do if I establish an account with a financial institution is call them and opt-out of all their marketing. I have always been able to find a dedicated phone number for this purpose included with the documentation for the credit card, loan, etc... Since I started doing this, I receive 1 or 2 unwanted marketing calls per year.