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24 Jan 2012, 2:15 pm
In the complaint, Attorney General Swanson is requesting that the District Court enjoin Accretive from violating the HIPAA Security Rule, the Minnesota Health Records Act, Minnesota’s debt collection statutes and Minnesota’s consumer protection laws. [read post]
23 Jul 2014, 11:16 am
Given the survey’s shortcomings and the CFPB’s plans to use the survey results to inform its debt collection rulemaking, we hope more industry members will weigh in. [read post]
9 Mar 2012, 1:18 pm
The New York Attorney General recently announced the filing of felony charges against the owner of a New York debt collection company that targeted military personnel with credit card lawsuits and harassed active members of the military and their families.
The investigation led to the filing of criminal charges against Stephanie Lowinger of Anderson Place […]Related Posts:Nassau County Pistol Licenses Improperly IssuedFeatured Area 8Featured Area 7 [read post]
20 Jan 2012, 10:10 am
Background NCO Financial Systems is a collection agency and debt buyer. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 5:59 am
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that protects consumers from harassment and abuse from debt collection agencies. [read post]
20 May 2020, 6:42 am
Yesterday, the CFPB announced a second 60-day extension of the comment period for its supplemental proposal that would require debt collectors to make specified disclosures when collecting time-barred debts. [read post]
25 May 2022, 2:55 pm
The Act requires any person engaging in the business of debt collection in California to be licensed annually by the DFPI. [read post]
22 Nov 2021, 6:56 am
Preferred Collection & Management Services Inc, a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case that exemplifies the challenge for appellate courts in applying the U.S. [read post]
3 May 2021, 11:27 am
On April 23, 2021, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”) issued proposed regulations to implement the Debt Collection Licensing Act (“DCLA”). [read post]
24 Oct 2010, 10:00 pm
This hefty fine is meant to show a message to other debt collection companies to show that illegal debt collection practices will not be tolerated. [read post]
13 Dec 2013, 12:57 pm
Such debt collection suits are rarely filed as a sworn accounts any more, but that does not mean in will never happen. [read post]
28 May 2009, 10:13 am
Heffernan, Partner In February 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its annual report to Congress summarizing the administrative and enforcement actions the FTC took under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) during the past [...] [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 8:01 am
The frenzy regarding the collection of time-barred debt has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous. [read post]
7 Dec 2015, 2:49 am
Forbes: Congress Orders IRS To Use Private Debt Collection Companies, by Kelly Phillips Erb: On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, or “FAST Act. [read post]
15 Apr 2019, 1:34 pm
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top court will consider whether creditors seeking delinquent payments can be held liable under the state’s Consumer Protection Act for the debt-collection actions of their attorneys when lawyers are exempt from liability under the CPA. [read post]
22 Jun 2020, 12:25 pm
NYC’s existing debt collection regulations apply to creditors collecting their own debts, as well as third-party collection agencies. [read post]
5 Mar 2011, 12:14 am
This new Ninth Circuit case -- holding that Requests for Admission can be covered by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act -- is part of that trend we've discussed, by which more and more ordinary legislation will apply to legal practices. [read post]
10 Feb 2008, 6:28 pm
Collecting upon a discharged debt is a violation of the Discharge Injunction under 11 USC 524. [read post]
7 Apr 2021, 2:23 pm
On April 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Proposed Rule that would postpone the effective date of the Debt Collection Final Rules, Part 1 and Part 2, by 60 days, from Nov. 30, 2021, to Jan. 29, 2022. [read post]
26 Sep 2019, 5:56 am
A federal watchdog agency sued a debt collection company and its owner Wednesday, accusing them of collecting debts without a "reasonable basis" to assert that consumers owed the money. [read post]
