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18 Oct 2018, 9:05 am by Barbara S. Mishkin
Debt collection continues to be one of the most active areas in consumer finance law. [read post]
3 Jan 2017, 9:28 pm by Luke Herrine
The $1.4 trillion in outstanding student loan debt has weakened the macroeconomy and has become a form of regressive taxation. [read post]
24 Apr 2014, 12:21 pm by Reed Allmand
Chapter 7 bankruptcy can eliminate qualifying debts through a discharge approved by the court. [read post]
28 Aug 2018, 7:11 am by Jeffrey Karek
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a mortgage field servicing company’s actions were too attenuated from its mortgage servicer client’s own debt collection efforts to be considered a debt collector under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
29 Jun 2015, 4:29 am by Andrew Chan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that a debt collector’s demand seeking 10 percent interest that was not expressly authorized by the debt agreement did not violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act or California’s equivalent Rosenthal Act, because the pre-judgment interest was permitted by state law. [read post]
5 Mar 2018, 5:56 am by Jeffrey Karek
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a collection letter sent to collect a time-barred debt that makes a “settlement offer” to accept payment “in settlement of” the debt could potentially violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act’s (FDCPA) general prohibition against “any false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means Read more → Jeffrey Karek [read post]
7 Apr 2016, 11:17 am by Stuart Miles
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently vacated the dismissal of federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) allegations that a debt collector’s notice stating the “current balance” of the debt without disclosing that the balance may increase over time due to interest and fees was “misleading” within the meaning of Section […]Stuart Miles [read post]
5 Mar 2021, 10:27 am by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a debtor’s claims against a debt collector alleging that a telephone call placed to his sister constituted an improper third-party communication in connection with the collection of a debt, in violation of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 1:32 am by Joseph Mullaney
  The FDCPA attempts to regulate what and how debt collectors can attempt to collect consumers debts. [read post]
28 Mar 2018, 8:02 am by Hector E. Lora
District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently granted summary judgment in favor of a defendant debt collector in a putative class action alleging violations of sections 1692g and 1692e of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), holding that the “debt validation notice” letter at issue was neither confusing nor Read more → Hector E. [read post]
11 Jan 2009, 5:27 pm
  Debts that you guaranteed for a corporation can be discharged as to you, but the corporation will still owe those debts. [read post]
15 Dec 2015, 8:44 am by Mickey J. Lee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently reversed a district court’s denial of class certification in a putative class action alleging that a debt collector violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by sending supposedly misleading letters to Illinois residents trying to collect time-barred debts. [read post]
22 May 2023, 6:56 am by Associated Press
The post How damage from a US debt default could cascade across the global economy first appeared on Maryland Daily Record. [read post]
17 Mar 2020, 11:37 am by Stefanie Jackman
  The proposal would require debt collectors to make specified disclosures when collecting time-barred debts. [read post]