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8 Jan 2010, 1:58 am by Consumer Litigation Group
A consumer filed a lawsuit against Evans Associates, a junk debt buyer of old, defaulted consumer debts, accusing it of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
7 Jun 2007, 6:09 am
Yesterday, the Governor sued Ellis Crosby & Associates, Inc. and Ted Ellis Crosby for violating Florida’s Consumer Collections Practices Act and the Federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. [read post]
28 Feb 2009, 8:36 am by Administrator
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week recommended that debt collection laws, such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), be overhauled and modernized to provide for more efficient disclosures, access to better information, and greater consumer protection. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 5:22 am by Gary Nitzkin
  Lets review it: The General Rule against Contacting Third Parties under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
9 May 2023, 8:55 am
In Illinois, the property is divided under the equitable distribution system, which means that the court will divide assets and debts in a manner that is fair and just but not necessarily equal. [read post]
3 Jul 2007, 7:53 am
Some interesting facts are mentioned about the FDCPA in “Collecting Consumer Debt in America” by Robert M. [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 10:09 am
Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), a debt collector cannot communicate with any person other than the you without that your permission. [read post]
2 Nov 2016, 10:00 am by The Sader Law Firm
If this sounds familiar, you should know that consumers have rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
24 Oct 2023, 7:07 am
Consulting with your lawyer can help ensure that a fair distribution of debt can be pursued. [read post]
22 Oct 2011, 2:00 am by slemberg
The BBC reports that Britain’s Office of Fair Trading is cracking down on debt collectors who are tracking down consumers on Facebook and Twitter. [read post]
19 Jul 2008, 7:04 am
Our friends at the Oregon Debt Law Blog have a very nice series on what constitutes harassment under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) that we recommend you read. [read post]
15 Feb 2008, 9:52 pm by Joseph Mullaney
., a debt collector based in Bloomington, Illinois alleging that it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
30 Nov 2022, 9:24 am by Christie D. Arkovich, P.A.
  We often file actions under the Fair Credit Reporting Act which may result in the debt being removed once and for all (waiver of debt or trade line deletion), and you may receive damages due to the inaccuracies. [read post]
28 Dec 2009, 5:39 am by Joseph Mullaney
A Chester County man accused the debt collection law firm of Mann Bracken, LLP of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), when it allegedly failed to verify and validate a consumer debt it was collecting. [read post]
13 Oct 2023, 7:46 am
  Fair Debt Collection Practices Act  This act applies in Illinois and provides additional protections for creditors. [read post]
19 Aug 2016, 9:27 am by Allan Enriquez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that there is no federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) violation if a subsequent communication is sufficient to disclose to the least sophisticated debtor that the communication was from a debt collector, even without expressly stating “this communication is from a debt collector. [read post]
15 May 2017, 12:13 pm by Donald Maurice
In a 5-3 decision handed down on May 15, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is not violated when a debt collector files a proof of claim for a debt subject to the bar of an expired limitations period. [read post]
29 Mar 2019, 6:49 am by Jeffrey Karek
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a debt collection letter that informs the consumer of the total, present quantity of his or her debt satisfies section 1692g of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) notwithstanding its failure to… Jeffrey Karek [read post]
11 Oct 2016, 12:21 pm by Steve Lash
Law firms retained to pursue foreclosure against homeowners are “debt collectors” subject to the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a federal appeals court ruled in a case involving a Baltimore property. [read post]
9 Aug 2008, 2:20 pm
The ISBA Mutual Insurance Company recently posted an article on their website titled 'Debt Be Not Proud' providing an introduction to the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. [read post]