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11 Jan 2018, 8:48 am
[fn5] So private debt collection looks bad, even without taking into account fairness issues. [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 1:41 pm
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act and state consumer protection laws are all in place to shield you from abuse by creditors and phone representatives. [read post]
6 Apr 2012, 7:12 am
Vincent Howard and our entire team of San Bernardino foreclosure defense lawyers handle foreclosure cases as well as some cases involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
18 Sep 2012, 8:00 am
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, FDCPA (15 U.S.C. [read post]
17 Sep 2012, 2:29 pm
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has several publications designed to educate consumers about their rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
12 Mar 2010, 9:28 pm
The FTC says that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act covers "personal, family, and household debts, including money you owe on a personal credit card account, an auto loan, a medical bill, and your mortgage. [read post]
18 Jul 2011, 12:19 pm
We can only hope the collection industry will note these rulings, and the negative press in the media, and take steps to insure they do not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
20 Jul 2010, 12:53 pm
If a debt collector is just trolling for location information, its probably not a violation under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act but if they are seeking private information (friending someone on Facebook?) [read post]
16 Aug 2017, 7:52 am
Regulators from the states of Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota and North Dakota (“Participating States”) have entered into a settlement agreement with three affiliated debt collection companies to settle allegations that the companies engaged in collection activities that violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the FTC Act, and state laws and regulations. [read post]
14 Apr 2008, 2:23 pm
Recently, Attorneys Watts and Herring have written a series of blog posts about the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and have identified common types of violations. [read post]
21 Nov 2023, 4:52 am
Additionally, the court oversees the entire process, ensuring fair treatment of creditors and debtors. [read post]
20 Jun 2012, 2:28 am
Stock & Grimes filed a debt collection lawsuit 3 years after the consumer defaulted but before [...] [read post]
4 Oct 2011, 9:46 am
In 1978 Congress passed the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") in 1978. [read post]
12 Jul 2008, 12:59 pm
The panel reaffirms the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act's requirement that debt collectors must take meaningful actions to assure that the amounts they attempt to collect are accurate.The question decided was whether the "bona fide error" defense under FDCPA provides debt collectors a wide open escape hatch from accountability or will protect debt collectors only where they actually institute measures to ensure that debtors are asked to… [read post]
11 Oct 2013, 9:16 am
Based upon several procedural defects in the letter, the couple launched a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claim against the collection agency and its law firm. [read post]
10 Jun 2021, 11:40 am
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that a debt collector did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by sending the plaintiff a settlement offer that did not disclose that his balance could increase due to interest and fees. [read post]
15 Jun 2009, 11:18 am
As too many Americans know, loans with monstrous interest rates can lead to what seems like endless rounds of debt and bills. [read post]
30 Nov 2013, 9:30 am
Texas Debt Collection and federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Compare and ContrastTexas AG civil injunction suits to enforce compliance with state fair debt collection statute [read post]
13 Mar 2020, 6:52 am
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]
23 Jul 2024, 3:00 am
What is fair in a particular case can be difficult to determine. [read post]
