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25 Apr 2008, 4:25 pm
By consulting with a knowledgeable attorney, you will learn your rights and may possibly discover that you have claims against the debt collector under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).What you should know about debt defense:1. [read post]
3 Jun 2010, 6:42 am by Katie Porter
Both bills would also establish a Consumer Advisory Board to consist of members who represent industry and consumers. 3) Mission: Both statutes put the CFPA in charge of the full alphabet soup of consumer laws, including not just the Truth in Lending act, but also RESPA, ECOA, FCRA, FDCPA, HMDA, etc. [read post]
25 Apr 2008, 4:46 pm
By consulting with a knowledgeable attorney, you will learn your rights and may possibly discover that you have claims against the debt collector under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).What you should know about debt defense:1. [read post]
6 Dec 2018, 5:48 pm by Barbara S. Mishkin
Midland’s procedures for the generation and use of affidavits in collection litigation must require those employees who review and sign affidavits to perform certain tasks, such as confirming that all of the data points in the affidavit accurately reflect Midland’s records prior to executing the affidavit Midland may not knowingly pursue or threaten to pursue collection litigation on any time-barred debts and any communications with consumers about time-barred debts must include… [read post]
15 May 2019, 8:44 am by Christopher J. Willis
  In line with existing FDCPA precedent, the Bureau should recognize that a letter can include language stating that an attorney has not reviewed the file, or has not made any determination that a suit should be brought, and thereby avail itself of a similar “safe harbor” for sending letters. [read post]
29 May 2012, 8:49 am
The court also rejected Malen's argument that a pleading is not a "communication" under the FDCPA, noting a Second Circuit decision expressly concluding that, absent an express exclusion in the statute, a legal pleading is a communication. [read post]
8 Jun 2017, 3:14 pm by Barbara S. Mishkin
  The coverage of the CFPB’s SBREFA proposals was limited to “debt collectors” that are subject to the FDCPA. [read post]
19 Oct 2011, 7:56 am by Carolyn Elefant
Sam Glover makes free debt collection defense and FDCPA forms available on his Caveat Emptor blog while my free e-book on Landowners’ Rights In a FERC Pipeline Certificate Proceeding includes several sample interventions that landowners can copy and file at FERC. [read post]
9 Aug 2010, 11:58 am
En 2009, la FTC - responsable de hacer cumplir la Ley de Prácticas de Cobro de Deudas (FDCPA) - ha recibido casi 120.000 quejas de consumidores sobre las prácticas injustas o no éticas de recogida de la deuda por in-house o los cobradores de deudas de terceros. [read post]
23 Sep 2019, 6:02 am by Alan S. Kaplinsky
  One or more debt collectors were found to have violated the FDCPA prohibition on falsely representing the character, amount, or legal status of a debt by claiming and collecting interest not authorized by the underlying contracts. [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 2:40 pm by Patti Spencer
Family members of the deceased, just like all consumers, are protected by the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which prohibits debt collectors from using abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices to try to collect a debt. [read post]
29 May 2012, 8:49 am
The court also rejected Malen's argument that a pleading is not a "communication" under the FDCPA, noting a Second Circuit decision expressly concluding that, absent an express exclusion in the statute, a legal pleading is a communication. [read post]
16 Aug 2009, 4:25 am
I now use my inside knowledge of debt collection to help my clients defend themselves against flimsy debt buyer lawsuits and use the FDCPA to fight back against debt collection harassment. [read post]
25 Apr 2008, 4:41 pm
By consulting with a knowledgeable attorney, you will learn your rights and may possibly discover that you have claims against the debt collector under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).What you should know about debt defense:1. [read post]
20 Sep 2017, 5:00 pm by Allmand Law Firm, PLLC
Under the FDCPA, creditors are prohibited from using a number of tactics when attempting to collect from consumers who are behind on payments, including excessive calls and other forms of harassment. [read post]
11 Dec 2019, 4:05 am by Edith Roberts
Kimberly Robinson reports for Bloomberg Law that “[t]he court rejected extending the time in which a FDCPA case be brought, saying the plain language of the statue unambiguously prohibits that interpretation. [read post]
16 May 2017, 3:39 am by Ronald Mann
Breyer closed with a structural point, describing the Bankruptcy Code as embodying a “delicate balance of a debtor’s protections and obligations” that would be “upset” by application of the FDCPA to create such a “new significant bankruptcy-related remedy” without any “language in the Code providing for it. [read post]