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22 Oct 2008, 9:05 am
At least this much is clear - if you have disputed the account and then the collection agency or junk debt buyer updates the account a couple of months later - without saying "disputed by consumer" - then this may very well be a strong FDCPA and state law violation. [read post]
27 Feb 2016, 7:17 pm
The lawsuit, which has been filed in Henry County Circuit Court #2, alleges that Atlas Collections and Attorney Millikan violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) in multiple ways in the lawsuits filed against the plaintiffs. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 4:55 am
(Impersonating a government official is itself an FDCPA violation.) [read post]
17 Nov 2021, 11:57 am
We are hopeful that the full court will agree to consider not just the standing issue on which the panel divided, but also the broader issue of whether any FDCPA claim can exist under the circumstances in light of the plain language of the FDCPA and other considerations, all of which were briefed extensively in prior amicus petitions supporting the defendant’s original rehearing effort earlier this year. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 10:47 am
This case teaches us that lawyers who have reason to know about bad affidavits of service, but who nonetheless vouch for them to collect money, can be held liable under the FDCPA. [read post]
15 Mar 2010, 10:39 am
We are going through an analysis of the FDCPA and you will see that even though the FDCPA was drafted over 30 years ago, it contemplated debt collectors going crazy and calling non stop. [read post]
29 Oct 2015, 5:08 am
The default judgment contains findings that Corinthian engaged in unfair and deceptive practices in violation of the CFPA and violated the FDCPA. [read post]
27 Feb 2016, 7:17 pm
The lawsuit, which has been filed in Henry County Circuit Court #2, alleges that Atlas Collections and Attorney Millikan violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) in multiple ways in the lawsuits filed against the plaintiffs. [read post]
10 Dec 2011, 12:28 pm
" That representation was false and possibly subjected the plaintiff's attorneys to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") liability for misrepresenting a material statement of law while possibly committing another FDCPA violation for suing our client in the wrong state. [read post]
4 Aug 2006, 12:06 pm
However, each debtor whom he sued and failed to serve with process has a more than adequate remedy under the FDCPA and the Michigan Collection Practices Act. [read post]
24 Apr 2007, 1:22 am
However, Defendant argues that it is entitled to the BFE defense because it did not subjectively intend to violate the FDCPA. [read post]
8 Oct 2010, 7:02 pm
I provided a short primer on these key consumer protection laws, drawing heavily on materials I had been exposed to at nationally-known FDCPA attorney Pete Barry's three-day intensive FDCPA Bootcamp in Minneapolis in June. ( Pete tells me I am the first Alaska attorney to graduate from the bootcamp.) [read post]
15 Jul 2009, 10:02 pm
For example, it would be a clear violation of FDCPA for a debtor collector to state “If you don’t pay this debt you will go to jail” -- since that statement is false (we have not had debtors prison in the U.S. since the 1800s). [read post]
3 Sep 2012, 2:15 pm
Read the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") and the Rosenthal Act - sometimes called the Rosenthal FDCPA. [read post]
12 Jul 2008, 12:59 pm
Consumer rights attorneys will find this reaffirmation and clarification of debt collector's strict liability under FDCPA very useful in protecting harassed debtors from both unscrupulous and sloppy debt collectors. [read post]
29 Jul 2011, 9:19 am
Moreover, the Federal Trade Commission has held public meetings regarding the need to update the FDCPA to cover communication with modern technologies. [read post]
3 Sep 2012, 2:15 pm
Read the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") and the Rosenthal Act - sometimes called the Rosenthal FDCPA. [read post]
3 May 2008, 5:53 am
In addition, the FDCPA has been around for 30 years! [read post]
14 Jun 2006, 6:46 am
The Michigan Act is thus not pre-empted by the FDCPA. [read post]
3 Jan 2019, 5:05 am
The issues raised by the groups are likely to be addressed by the Bureau in its anticipated debt collection rulemaking for debt collectors subject to the FDCPA. [read post]
