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29 Jan 2010, 11:53 am by Chris Kramer
Additional Resources Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (PDF) [read post]
29 Apr 2024, 10:00 pm by Sherica Celine
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have authority to enforce the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and take action against any debt collector who fails to comply with the FDCPA. [read post]
7 Sep 2021, 6:24 am by Daniel Miller
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently reversed and remanded a trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff alleging violations of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act with instructions to dismiss the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. [read post]
29 Aug 2018, 2:24 pm by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that service of a motion for default judgment directly upon a plaintiff consumer known to be represented by counsel did not violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, where the plaintiff’s attorney had yet… Christopher P. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 2:00 am by sesmith
Doing so doesn’t take away your right to sue a debt collector for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, but does lend your voice to those of other consumers to ensure that debt collectors stay on the right side of the law. [read post]
16 Jan 2012, 9:39 pm
The Federal Trade Commission regulates debt collection through the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
11 Apr 2020, 7:24 am by Russell Knight
”  This means the debt will not be divided 50/50 but, rather, will be divided any way the court deems to be fair to both parties. [read post]
The CFPB has issued an advisory opinion that addresses when the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act permits a debt collector to charge “pay-to-pay” or “convenience fees,” such as fees imposed for making a payment online or by phone. [read post]
18 Sep 2016, 11:47 pm by Nicholas Gebelt
  Instead, I will say that the most effective tool for challenging the claims is the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) that is alive and kicking in other circuits, but not in the Ninth Circuit because of the unfortunate holding in Walls v. [read post]
18 Sep 2016, 11:47 pm by Nicholas Gebelt
  Instead, I will say that the most effective tool for challenging the claims is the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) that is alive and kicking in other circuits, but not in the Ninth Circuit because of the unfortunate holding in Walls v. [read post]
14 Aug 2012, 9:27 am by steinlaw
Of course, getting a judgment when they know they have not properly served a lawsuit is a violation of the FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) and California's Rosenthal Act. [read post]
10 May 2009, 11:10 pm
" It gives two examples of creditor harassment that violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
1 Nov 2012, 8:30 am
Debt collectors' actions in collecting debts are limited by both the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and, in Florida, the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act. [read post]
8 Feb 2010, 7:01 pm by John Watts & M. Stan Herring
This method has some conflicts with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act's regulations on debt collectors disclosing themselves. [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 6:03 pm by Don Petersen
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) defines “debt” as : “any obligation or alleged obligation of a consumer to pay money arising out of a transaction in which the money, property, insurance, or services which are the subject of the transaction are primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, whether or not such obligation [...] [read post]
19 Jun 2019, 2:00 am by SLA_admin
If you have owned your car more than 910 days, you can “cram it down,” thereby reducing the balance to the fair market value. [read post]
18 Jan 2017, 10:47 am by Hector E. Lora
District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently granted in part a mortgage loan servicer’s motion to dismiss a consumer borrower’s claims under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), […]Hector E. [read post]
15 Jan 2008, 12:06 pm by Consumer Litigation Group
Congress passed and the president signed the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) in 1978 (Carter Administration). [read post]
29 Aug 2008, 12:50 am
We have sued the Texas debt collector Anderson Crenshaw in the past for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and re-aging accounts on credit reports. [read post]