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CA enacts law prohibiting postsecondary schools from withholding transcripts as debt collection tool
10 Oct 2019, 9:54 am
The bill adds new Title 1.6C.7, the “Educational Debt Collection Practices Act,” to Part 4 of Division 3 of the California Civil Code. [read post]
25 Aug 2016, 7:16 am
The CFPB has been sending signals for quite some time that it finds fault with decedent debt collection. [read post]
3 Mar 2014, 9:12 am
A debt collector went to court for a warrant for her arrest—not because she committed any crime, but because she apparently had not answered written questions in a proceeding to collect unpaid credit card debt. [read post]
22 Oct 2012, 1:15 pm
The debt collection company then tries to collect as much of the debt as possible. [read post]
22 Mar 2021, 7:09 am
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that a debt collector did not violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when it sent a consumer a collection letter inviting her to “eliminate further collection action” by calling the company, when in fact only written communication could legally stop collection activity. [read post]
30 Nov 2015, 6:53 am
In an Opinion Letter letter dated Nov. 2, the Massachusetts Division of Banks declared that collection law firms in Massachusetts are required to obtain a debt collector license pursuant to Mass. [read post]
26 Oct 2016, 1:36 pm
A Towson law firm is being sued over alleged violations of consumer protection laws by a woman who claims the firm attempted to collect a judgment on a debt she owed by garnishing her wages using an illegal post-judgment interest rate. [read post]
3 May 2011, 6:14 am
A debt collector is defined as any person who regularly collects debts that are owed to others. [read post]
16 Mar 2021, 11:05 am
Now, lawsuits continue to be filed against debt collectors, hospitals and other medical providers alleging that under a novel interpretation of Florida’s workers’ compensation law, it is unlawful to attempt to collect medical debt arising from work-related injuries directly from consumers. [read post]
24 Jul 2019, 10:39 am
Seven consumer advocacy groups have submitted a letter to Director Kraninger requesting a two-month extension of the August 19 comment deadline for the CFPB’s proposed debt collection rules. [read post]
15 Apr 2010, 10:00 pm
Debt collection standards expert witnesses may opine on debt, collection agents, and debt collection standards of practice. [read post]
6 Aug 2015, 2:15 pm
A third “Debt Collection Dialogue” is scheduled to held in Atlanta, Georgia on November 18, 2015. [read post]
24 May 2010, 9:16 am
A Chicago debt collection law firm has been sued by HSBC for more than $400,000 in missing funds that were collected by the firm for the bank. [read post]
10 Aug 2016, 5:19 am
The proposals under consideration would require a debt collector to “substantiate” that a consumer owes a debt before starting collection. [read post]
28 Aug 2023, 5:49 am
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that because of the timing of a filing in a collection action against a student loan borrower, his claim that debt collectors violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) was not time-barred, reversing the lower court’s dismissal. [read post]
24 Aug 2017, 8:31 am
News Coverage: Doug Donovan, Jared Kushner’s firm seeks arrest of Maryland tenants to collect debt, Baltimore Sun, Aug. 16, 2017. [read post]
12 Apr 2017, 10:00 am
The post Debt Problems Part 3: Can Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Shield Businesses from Collection Activities? [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 12:51 pm
The Definitive FDCPA TreatiseThe latest thinking and authoritative analysis of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the statute that dramatically alters how collection agencies and attorneys collect consumer debts.For 30 years, the primary reference in the field:Preparation of a debt collection harassment casePersons and transactions covered and FDCPA requirements and remediesThe debt collector's defenses and… [read post]
27 Jul 2018, 7:50 am
District Court for the Northern District of Ohio issued its highly anticipated ruling on July 25 in a CFPB enforcement action against an Ohio debt collection law firm, concluding that the firm’s attorneys were “meaningfully involved” in the collections process and entering judgment… Shannon P. [read post]
14 Apr 2014, 2:26 pm
Intercepts Tax Refunds to Collect Debts of Dead Parents(blacklistednews.com) [read post]
