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28 Dec 2012, 1:30 am by Thomas McAvity
When compared to the same period last year, the number of FDCPA lawsuits that had been filed in U.S. courts was down by about 5.3 percent. [read post]
17 Aug 2015, 9:56 am by John L. Culhane, Jr.
  The Maryland Court of Special Appeals recently declined to adopt the standard for FDCPA claims based on alleged insufficient attorney involvement in debt collection litigation. [read post]
26 Jul 2018, 2:33 pm by John L. Culhane, Jr.
., found that the CFPB had failed to prove its FDCPA and CFPA claims by a preponderance of the evidence. [read post]
1 Jan 2013, 1:21 am by Thomas McAvity
Stop FDCPA Violations The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) oversees and regulates violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which is a law intended to protect consumers from potentially abusive and harassing behaviors of collectors out to collect a debt. [read post]
31 Aug 2016, 9:01 am by Laura Lange and Justin Opitz
  In situations where the prohibitions of the FDCPA apply, a conflict arises between the requirements under the 2016 Servicing Final Rule and the FDCPA. [read post]
8 Nov 2018, 5:52 am by Jeffrey Karek
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a plaintiff’s oral testimony that a $100 payment was demanded of her in violation of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) was insufficient to withstand summary judgment where the debt collector defendant… Jeffrey Karek [read post]
3 Sep 2019, 7:58 am by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed judgment in favor of two debt collectors and against a debtor for his claims arising under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Wisconsin Consumer Act (WCA). [read post]
15 Feb 2016, 5:52 am by Stuart Miles
District Court for the District of Oregon recently granted summary judgment in favor of a debt collector, ruling that the collector’s voice mail messages for the debtor did not unlawfully communicate with a third party under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and related state law, because the collector could not […]Stuart Miles [read post]
5 Mar 2021, 10:27 am by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a debtor’s claims against a debt collector alleging that a telephone call placed to his sister constituted an improper third-party communication in connection with the collection of a debt, in violation of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
15 Dec 2015, 8:44 am by Mickey J. Lee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently reversed a district court’s denial of class certification in a putative class action alleging that a debt collector violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by sending supposedly misleading letters to Illinois residents trying to collect time-barred debts. [read post]
12 Jun 2017, 8:53 am by Donald Maurice
The issue before the Court was whether a purchaser of defaulted debt meets the FDCPA’s definition […] Donald Maurice [read post]
19 Nov 2015, 9:49 am by Andrew Chan
District Court for the District of Oregon recently held that a notice provided pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1692g that also contained additional language requesting that a dispute of the debt “please” be sent in writing violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
16 Feb 2016, 10:39 am by Stuart Miles
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently upheld the dismissal of allegations that two letters sent to the consumer’s counsel violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), reiterating that its “competent attorney” standard applies regardless of whether a statement to the consumer’s counsel is false, misleading or deceptive. [read post]
31 May 2016, 5:18 am by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently held that a collection letter sent to the consumer’s attorney is a “communication with a consumer” within the meaning of §1692g of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
5 Mar 2018, 5:56 am by Jeffrey Karek
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a collection letter sent to collect a time-barred debt that makes a “settlement offer” to accept payment “in settlement of” the debt could potentially violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act’s (FDCPA) general prohibition against “any false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means Read more → Jeffrey Karek [read post]
13 Mar 2020, 6:52 am by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed entry of judgment on the pleadings against a former condominium association board director’s claim that the association’s attorneys’ request for fees in a separate state court action filed by the association against the former director violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
15 Dec 2016, 7:38 am by Morgan Hochheiser
District Court for the District of New Jersey recently ruled that 18 telephone calls to a consumer over a two-week period – of which 17 were unanswered, and the last where the consumer hung up – did not violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]