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6 Nov 2009, 4:00 am
They concluded that they were not and reported back to Congress that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) should be amended to provide consumers with better protection. [read post]
11 May 2010, 7:34 am
If it is a mistake, the debt collector still must verify the debt on request, or it violates the FDCPA. [read post]
5 Mar 2012, 6:07 am
For those of us who are involved in legitimate collections, knowing that intentional violators of the FDCPA exist is bad enough. [read post]
15 May 2012, 6:10 pm
The most common violations of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) include threatening calls, repeated calls, contacting third parties about the debt and calling before 8am or after 9pm. [read post]
19 Jan 2012, 12:05 pm
The area of law that covers this particular subject is the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
13 Jan 2011, 7:16 pm
Often times the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is violated and a debt collector is liable for $1,000 in statutory damages. [read post]
21 Jul 2009, 9:57 am
Take a look at the typical FDCPA claim, in which you are only going after the statutory damages of $1,000.00. [read post]
17 Nov 2010, 6:51 am
In fact, if the credit card company or other debt collector sued you for a debt that is not yours, or sued you after you had already settled the debt with them, you may be able to sue them back by filing a counterclaim or a separate lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 2:45 pm
Citing law firms that file upwards of 412 lawsuits per year, the article says that the FDCPA fuels lawsuit mills cranking out hundreds of cases yearly — thousands nationally — enriching the lawyers filing them and minimally helping the consumers for whom the laws were written. [read post]
29 Apr 2010, 6:33 am
Her accusations are found in a lawsuit she filed in the Middle District of Pennsylvania alleging Patenaude and Felix violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
9 Dec 2015, 8:25 am
Indeed, the methods employed by collection agencies are so out of whack that the United States Congress passed the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) in the 1970s so that the collection industry would be tightly regulated by the federal government. [read post]
31 Dec 2008, 4:01 pm
They hide - many of them, I am convinced, are offshore, with their phones simply routed through US numbers.What needs to happen is to rethink the damages section of the FDCPA. [read post]
19 Apr 2021, 11:48 am
” These recitals in the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance are followed by the recital that it is the AG’s position that efforts to collect the ECA Loans would violate the provisions of the FDCPA and the PA Fair Credit Extension Uniformity Act that prohibit the use of false, deceptive, or misleading representations or means to collect a debt, including the false representation of a debt’s character, amount, or legal status. [read post]
12 Apr 2012, 8:16 pm
The class plaintiffs brought claims under: RICO (Rackateer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) Judiciary Law § 487 (attorney misconduct) Malicious prosecution New York General Business Law ¶ 349 (NY Deceptive Acts and Practices) The case seeks to certify a "class" (group) of approximately 3000 aggrieved consumers fitting the following description: "All persons against whom default judgments have been… [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 12:33 pm
The area of law that governs what a debt collector may or may not do is the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). [read post]
26 Jun 2010, 5:58 am
Attorney John Webb practices in the areas of; FDCPA, FCRA, FCCPA, Foreclosure Defense and Bankruptcy. [read post]
23 Sep 2015, 7:42 am
For instance, if the collection agency violates your rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), then it must pay you up to $1,000 (which isn’t a lot, but it’s something); additionally, the law also states that you never have to pay an attorney any fees to uphold your rights because the collector must take care of any fees and costs that you might incur. [read post]
5 Dec 2011, 5:03 am
NCLC’s Bankruptcy Mortgage Project website, www.bankruptcymortgageproject.org organizes and provides access to more than 500 local rules, forms, general orders, and court opinions on mortgage issues in consumer bankruptcy cases across the U.S. 3.NCLC REPORTS September/October issues: Bankruptcy & Foreclosures Edition: state sup. ct. upholds foreclosure mediation and standing requirements; FAQs on mortgage "strip off" Consumer Credit & Usury Edition: consumer… [read post]
22 Jul 2009, 7:00 am
Only plaintiff's causes of action for violations of the Rosenthal FDCPA and for intentional infliction of emotional distress survived summary judgment. [read post]
30 Dec 2011, 6:48 am
The area of law governing this particular subject is the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
