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2 Feb 2007, 12:34 pm
 Consumers do have protections available for violations of the The Fair Debt Collection Practice Act (FDCPA), but the damages are often statutorily limited to as little as a $1000 for violations. [read post]
3 Apr 2007, 8:20 am
Now that these companies are in bankruptcy, I see another challenge: How, if at all, should these companies deal with their liability to borrowers that may have claims against them for TILA, state predatory lending violations, FDCPA claims, etc? [read post]
21 Feb 2012, 4:26 am
But Judge Boroff said this wasn’t a FDCPA violation, even though the debt was old. [read post]
19 Aug 2012, 2:00 am
The lawsuit charges that Alexander-Rose Associates violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by contacting our client at a place and time known to be inconvenient; by contacting him at his workplace, knowing that his employer prohibited such calls; by communicating with third parties; by engaging in harassing behavior; by threatening to take action that could not be legally taken or that it did not intend to take; by using false and deceptive means to collect a debt; and by… [read post]
17 Nov 2015, 8:13 am
James has extensive experience with federal consumer finance laws, including UDAAP, TILA, RESPA, EFTA, and the FDCPA. [read post]
22 Oct 2013, 12:38 pm
The agency was recently fined $1 million by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), for violating theFair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
28 Aug 2012, 2:00 am
The lawsuit charges that Clark County Collection Service violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by engaging in harassing behavior; by misrepresenting the legal status of a debt; by threatening to communicate false credit information; by using false and deceptive means to collect a debt; and by failing to send a validation notice. [read post]
29 Dec 2007, 10:21 am
If you are contacted by a collection agency and feel offended by that contact, chances are the agency has violated the FDCPA. [read post]
29 Sep 2009, 9:44 am
Does the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) apply to my loan? [read post]
27 Jun 2010, 8:44 pm
You are welcome to request our free book on "Stopping Abusive Collectors" which explains in more detail how to fight back against collectors that violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
24 Mar 2025, 9:10 am
Here in the 11th Circuit which includes Florida, collection letters that are made from a collection attorney to a consumer’s attorney are actionable under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) per Bishop v. [read post]
13 Sep 2012, 2:00 am
The lawsuit charges that Midland Credit Management violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by engaging in harassing behavior; by using false and deceptive means to collect a debt; by using abusive language; by attempting to collect an amount not authorized by the agreement creating the debt; and by continuing to attempt to collect the debt after being told that our client was represented by an attorney. [read post]
27 Dec 2021, 7:52 am
The FDCPA allows statutory damages of up to $1,000 for successful consumers. [read post]
19 Dec 2014, 5:11 am
These UDAAPs claims are particularly noteworthy in two respects.First, the FDCPA requires “debt collectors” to bring non-mortgage collection actions only in the judicial district in which the contract was signed or in which the consumer resides when the action is commenced. [read post]
25 Nov 2008, 4:02 pm
Debtors then sued in federal district court, contend- ing that Med-1, its owner, and its in-house lawyers violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") when they demanded attorney fees in the small claims pro- ceedings. [read post]
6 Sep 2016, 5:12 pm
District Court decision granting a plaintiff’s motion for class certification on an FDCPA claim has nothing to do with Rule 23; rather, this ruling will most likely provoke discussion based on its application of standing under Spokeo. [read post]
20 Jan 2023, 8:17 am
Additionally, community associations must be careful to follow the FDCPA, FCCPA, and new “Regulation F” requirements when attempting to collect delinquent assessments. [read post]
20 Feb 2015, 7:06 pm
The majority found the causation issue would not defeat some of plaintiffs’ claims (including a FDCPA claim), and was not sufficient to defeat predominance. [read post]
16 Oct 2006, 6:24 am
The appellate court summarized the claims based on the letters at page 773 as follows: Suggesting in the collection letter that the subrogation claim asserted by defendants is a liquidated debt; creating the false impression in the mind of a reasonable recipient of the collection letter that he or she is receiving the protection of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), when in fact the defendants are not complying with FDCPA; and asserting in the letter that… [read post]
20 Feb 2015, 7:06 pm
The majority found the causation issue would not defeat some of plaintiffs’ claims (including a FDCPA claim), and was not sufficient to defeat predominance. [read post]
