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2 Feb 2007, 12:34 pm
 To be fair, some debt collectors are courteous and act in a professional manner, but clearly something needs to be done to clamp down on the rampant abuse throughout the industry. [read post]
4 Aug 2020, 8:33 am
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of consumers’ claims that a debt collector's separate reporting of debts accrued for medical services, rather than aggregated together, violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
6 Jul 2011, 10:03 am
The federal judge refused throw out the lawsuit brought by a consumer against the debt collector for violations of state and federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) laws. [read post]
11 Dec 2018, 2:29 pm
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) and its Florida counterpart, the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act, (“FCCPA”) require a debt collector or creditor to cease all collection efforts once a consumer acts to preserve their rights. [read post]
29 Jul 2011, 8:28 am
According to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a debt collection agency must send the consumer a letter outlining the amount owed, the name of the creditor, and a notification regarding the consumer’s right to dispute the debt. [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 9:14 am
We also help victims of debt collectors' violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which strictly regulates how debt collectors may behave. [read post]
15 Oct 2009, 9:19 am
As the economy has worsened and more consumers have had trouble paying off debt, our Fullerton fair debt collection attorneys have received increasingly large numbers of calls from clients who say they were targets of abusive and harassing debt collection efforts. [read post]
5 Jun 2013, 7:01 pm
§ 524(a), and the Fair Debt Collections Act of 15 U.S.C. [read post]
13 Apr 2017, 11:58 am
A debt buying company’s letter to collect a debt subject to the defense of an expired limitations period was found to violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it failed to disclose that 1) a payment or promise can revive the limitations period; and, 2) the law limits or prohibits the debt collector […] Donald Maurice [read post]
15 Jan 2019, 9:30 pm
In a recent paper, Marc McAllister of Texas State University argues that the current scheme governing expired debt—also known as time-barred debt—does not generate fair financial outcomes and only serves to overburden the judicial system. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 6:17 am
The Consumerist was all over this story as well as a local TV news channel which has the original audio.Here's the catch -- it is not clear that this particular situation violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
31 Jul 2018, 4:46 am
This is why, in 1977, Congress passed the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
8 Jan 2020, 6:00 am
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act protects your consumer rights from aggressive or abusive creditors. [read post]
26 Jan 2016, 4:36 am
District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently dismissed allegations that a debt buyer violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by filing a proof of claim on time-barred debt, holding that such claims are precluded by the Bankruptcy Code, and that the FDCPA does not provide a private right of […]Christopher P. [read post]
5 Apr 2012, 2:18 am
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently published its annual report on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
8 Apr 2018, 11:56 pm
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a trial court’s summary judgment order in favor of a debt collector and against a debtor finding that the debt collector did not violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by only verifying the information Read more → Ernest Wagner [read post]
11 Jan 2010, 6:01 am
Our Brea illegal debt collection lawyers help Californians enforce their rights under both the FDCPA and California's consumer protection law, the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
29 Dec 2011, 5:01 pm
You are insolvent when your total debts are more than the fair market value of your total assets. [read post]
15 May 2021, 3:19 pm
(See Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Act, Florida’s Consumer Collection Practices Act, and the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.) [read post]
18 Nov 2007, 5:26 am
Pennsylvania and New Jersey consumers who believe their fair debt collection rights have been violated are invited to click here for a no-obligation assessment of their consumer law matter. [read post]
