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6 Sep 2011, 7:49 am
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) provides that : “a debt collector may not use any false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt” including “the false representation or implication that a debt collector operates or is employed by a consumer reporting agency …” FDCPA, Title 15 [...] [read post]
1 Nov 2012, 12:47 pm
Debt collection companies will come under federal supervision beginning in January when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau begins its oversight of large collection agencies. [read post]
1 Nov 2012, 8:30 am
The debt collection company then tries to collect as much of the debt as possible. [read post]
28 Jul 2008, 6:07 am
The ACCC and ASIC remain concerned about ongoing reports of harassment and coercion, and other problems in relation to debt collection practices. [read post]
22 Nov 2013, 10:04 am
Debts which are six months old only have a 50% chance of being collected. [read post]
31 Dec 2012, 1:16 pm
The original post is titled Where are Washington Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Cases Filed? [read post]
4 Sep 2013, 7:24 am
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act does not apply to debt-collection calls, even calls made to cellular telephones. [read post]
5 Nov 2015, 11:46 am
Eighty-six companies and individuals have been banned from collecting debts altogether. [read post]
16 Jun 2016, 6:01 am
A lawsuit against a debt-buying firm and lawyers seeking to collect on a defaulted credit card account can proceed after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled today on several issues regarding the application of federal and state laws governing debt collection. [read post]
14 Jan 2011, 2:29 pm
Often, large debt-collection companies will buy debts from original creditors – essentially buying the right to collect the debt. [read post]
28 Aug 2010, 6:37 am
As a Consumer Lawyer who fights debt collectors for abusive debt collection practices, I have heard many debt collection nightmares. [read post]
4 Aug 2006, 12:06 pm
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act regulates just about anyone involved in third party debt collection. [read post]
6 Apr 2012, 7:12 am
BAC hired Rubin Lublin to collect, and the law firm sent Bourff a letter notifying him it had been retained to collect the debt. [read post]
29 Sep 2011, 12:44 pm
Does this make debt collection harder? [read post]
1 Aug 2019, 10:07 am
In a notice to be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register, the CFPB is extending the comment deadline for its proposed debt collection rules until September 18. [read post]
29 Dec 2007, 7:24 am
My fellow blogger and debt collection attorney, Michael Herrin, recently wrote a blog entry about bogus defenses to debt collection. [read post]
21 Aug 2012, 5:36 pm
Many of these restrictions are codified into federal law, specifically the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
22 Apr 2008, 12:27 pm
But the fee is paid by the IRS as a percentage of what the private debt collector actually collects. [read post]
6 Feb 2011, 7:43 pm
And, even if the debt buyer does not collect any money on the debt, it can (and often does) resell the debt to another company who can also try to collect the debt. [read post]
11 Mar 2009, 1:06 pm
First, often times creditors use "in house" or their own collection department to attempt to collect the debt. [read post]
