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28 Dec 2016, 9:25 am by Barbara S. Mishkin
Mishkin The CFPB has issued its December 2016 complaint report which highlights complaints about debt collection. [read post]
19 Jul 2006, 10:57 am
The key to what makes a debt collectible is good information. [read post]
14 Jul 2010, 1:00 am by Taras Rudnitsky
Consumers registered 27,420 complaints that debt collectors tried to collect a debt that the consumer did not owe, or they tried to collect more than the consumer owed, or they mischaracterized the amount or character of the debt in some other way. [read post]
14 Mar 2011, 6:58 am by Legal Profession
The New Jersey Supreme Court imposed a one-year suspension of an attorney "who did not maintain a bona fide attorney-client relationship with [a debt] collection agency, but rather merely loaned his name to it, in exchange for a monthly payment. [read post]
10 Jan 2023, 8:15 am by Shannon P. Miller
Last year saw an influx of federal and state regulation aimed at what information must be conveyed to consumers in anticipation of the provision of medical services as well as restrictions on the collection of medical debt. [read post]
22 May 2019, 12:33 pm by Barbara S. Mishkin
The CFPB’s proposed debt collection rules were published in yesterday’s Federal Register. [read post]
2 Aug 2019, 10:43 am by Donald Maurice
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced it will allow more time for comments on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
17 Aug 2011, 7:21 am by admin
When speaking with a Raleigh bankruptcy attorney or debt relief specialist, a debtor will first be asked to list his assets and identify amounts sought by creditors and collection agencies on their credit report. [read post]
The Washington Post has had several articles over the last two years, examining records of debt collection effforts and individual cases where "overpayments" are alleged by the Social Security Administration, leading to claims not just against the direct beneficiaries of... [read post]
22 May 2012, 5:05 am by sally
“Payday loan company Wonga has been told by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) it must improve its debt collection practices, after it emerged it had sent letters to customers accusing them of committing fraud.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd May 2012 Source: www.guardian.co.uk [read post]
31 Jul 2017, 2:00 pm by Legal Skills Prof
From USA Today: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said he has issued subpoenas Wednesday to begin investigating the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, a student-debt creditor group whose collection practices have been criticized for allegedly shoddy paperwork. [read post]
24 Jul 2017, 2:00 pm by Legal Skills Prof
Recently, the Third Circuit ruled in favor of a debt collection agency using the devices that plain English advocates deplore. [read post]
29 Nov 2015, 10:00 am by Paul Caron
New York Times, Student Debt in America: Lend With a Smile, Collect With a Fist: The American student loan crisis is often seen as a problem of profligacy and predation. [read post]
7 Jan 2019, 9:02 am by Eric Rosenkoetter
  The legislation, in its final form, simply prohibits “principal creditors” and debt collection agencies from: (a) making  any  representation that a person is required to… Eric Rosenkoetter [read post]
26 Feb 2019, 7:05 am by Orin France
Klemm, a case involving equitable tolling of the statute of limitations under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
19 May 2016, 9:00 am by Erin A. Sedmak
This case will serve as an important guide to debt-collection firms who have been delegated the power to collect on debts from the State. [read post]
18 Jul 2016, 9:18 am by Barbara S. Mishkin
In November 2013, the CFPB issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning debt collection. [read post]