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16 Oct 2017, 11:20 am by Barbara S. Mishkin
Violating the TSR and CFPA by deceptively marketing the companies’ debt relief programs, such as by falsely claiming that the programs would eliminate debt that the companies deemed invalid and increase consumers’ credit scores. [read post]
27 Aug 2008, 8:32 am
"The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act requires that debt collectors treat you fairly. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 6:46 am by admin
  One alternative to bankruptcy that is frequently advertised is the form of debt consolidation known as a Debt Management Plan (DMP). [read post]
24 Jul 2011, 6:40 pm by Glenn Reynolds
DOOMED BY DEBT: “Doomed by Debt is a comic book created by Power Line reader John Doe, and it placed in ninth place in the 2011 Power Line Prize contest.” [read post]
5 Oct 2012, 8:50 am by Don Maurice
The regulation attempted to distinguish attorneys who regularly send debt collection letters — what it described as attorneys who “regularly engage[] in activities traditionally performed by debt collectors” —  as not being engaged in the practice of law and thus subject to regulation by a government entity other than New York’s Judiciary. [read post]
25 Aug 2022, 6:02 am by Brady Hermann
Ch. 93 and 93A claims, holding that a constable qualifies as a “debt collector” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and a “creditor” under Mass. [read post]
11 Jul 2019, 8:04 am by Barbara S. Mishkin
In this podcast, we look at the changes to the FDCPA validation notice that the CFPB’s proposed debt collection rules would make and discuss compliance challenges and other issues raised by the changes, including the requirement to itemize the debt, the dispute “tear-off” form, the option to provide Spanish and other foreign language translations of the notice, and electronic delivery of the notice. [read post]
22 Mar 2021, 7:09 am by Daniel Miller
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]
24 Oct 2016, 8:57 am by Richard Payne
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently confirmed that a law firm and its employees, who pursued foreclosure on behalf of creditors, were acting as “debt collectors” under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when they pursued foreclosure proceedings against a borrower. [read post]
27 Jun 2019, 10:42 am by Barbara S. Mishkin
While directed at third party debt collectors, the CFPB’s proposed rules, if adopted, would significantly impact creditors and their first party collection partners. [read post]
21 Feb 2023, 6:34 pm by Howard Bashman
Debt Is Impossible; The Constitution makes clear that bondholders have to be paid, and other obligations aren’t ‘debt'”: David B. [read post]
  This meant that the creditor had no good legal reason for objecting to the dischargability of the debt in the first place. [read post]