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5 Feb 2009, 10:43 am
There are four essential elements of having a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and not owing the debt is not one of them. [read post]
11 May 2023, 1:50 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
  It evidently counts as being "fair" when this reporter concedes that "The Debt Ceiling Debate Is About More Than Debt. [read post]
7 Dec 2022, 9:42 am by support
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that outlines what debt collectors may and may not do when pursuing a debt. [read post]
20 Jan 2020, 8:39 am by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently reversed certification of a consumer class alleging that a debt collection letter violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
4 May 2021, 6:27 am by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently affirmed summary judgment in favor of debt collectors over claims of purported violations of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
30 Oct 2020, 4:08 pm by Donald Maurice
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its final rule for the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
17 Jun 2019, 4:16 am by Ernest Wagner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a trial court’s ruling that a debtor lacked Article III standing to sue a debt collector for failing to notify her in its debt validation letter that to trigger the federal Fair Debt Collection… Ernest Wagner [read post]
28 Feb 2012, 12:49 am by Joseph Mullaney
As a debt collector, Asset Acceptance is frequently accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) as well as state [...] [read post]
23 Mar 2020, 7:18 am by Hector E. Lora
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently reversed the dismissal of a consumer’s Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claim based on debt collection information that was visible through a transparent window on two debt collection letters. [read post]
30 Aug 2016, 3:38 am by Brent Yarborough
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently held that “filing a proof of claim in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy based on a debt that is time-barred does not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when the statute of limitations does not extinguish the debt. [read post]
3 Jun 2015, 1:22 pm by Lauren Kirkwood
A Gaithersburg debt collections law firm is facing a class action lawsuit claiming the firm violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by failing to notify debtors that it is only obligated to provide verification of a debt if a dispute is filed in writing. [read post]
12 Sep 2018, 6:58 am by Eric Tsai
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently held that a consumer waived his right under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) to cease further communications by calling the debt collector and asking questions about the underlying debt. [read post]
14 Dec 2020, 7:59 am by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed an award of summary judgment in favor of a defendant debt collector against claims that it violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by attempting to collect a debt that was discharged in bankruptcy and no longer owed. [read post]
31 Oct 2007, 11:04 pm
"H.R. 3609 would allow a debtor to modify a home mortgage by reducing the amount of the debt to the fair market value of the property, if the property is worth less than the amount of the debt, and to pay that debt at reasonable rates in accordance with existing Supreme Court precedent," according to [...] [read post]
8 May 2019, 6:25 am by Christopher P. Hahn
The U.S Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently affirmed dismissal of a consumer’s suit against a debt collector, alleging that its collection letter violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
21 Jan 2021, 2:35 pm by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently vacated judgment in favor of consumers and certification of a proposed class for claims that a debt collector violated sections 1692e and 1692f of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by excluding a statement that interest would accrue on the debts in their collection letters. [read post]
3 Dec 2015, 5:30 am by Andrew Chan
The Court of Appeals of Georgia, Second Division, recently held that a debt collector did not violate the federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), holding that even if the alleged misrepresentations in the debt collector’s affidavit were technically false, they were not material and thus failed to state a claim. [read post]