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8 Jun 2016, 9:16 am
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that neither extrinsic evidence of confusion, nor materiality, is required for claims under § 1692g(a) of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
8 Feb 2008, 10:25 am
Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. [read post]
17 Aug 2018, 8:54 am
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently concluded that collection letters sent to consumers offering to settle their debt but warning them that the settlement “may have tax consequences” did not violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
25 Jun 2014, 9:02 am
Now identifying yourself as a lawyer or a law firm on a voice mail or telephone message is sufficient facts to state a claim for a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act […] [read post]
9 Sep 2019, 3:11 pm
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that a debt collector violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when the envelope it sent to a debtor displayed an unencrypted code that revealed the debtor’s account number when scanned. [read post]
10 Dec 2019, 7:43 am
Here’s the first paragraph of Justice Thomas’s opinion for the Court: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) authorizes private civil actions against debt collectors... [read post]
27 Jan 2021, 1:50 pm
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently vacated judgment in favor of a debt collector against putative class action claims raised by a consumer that its collection letter violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by threatening action that could not legally be taken and amounting to a false representation. [read post]
18 Jan 2021, 7:14 am
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of consumers’ claims that a collection letter used false, deceptive, or misleading representations, or otherwise unfair or unconscionable methods to collect a debt, in supposed violation of sections 1692e and 1692f of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
25 Jan 2016, 7:55 am
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held that a debtor in bankruptcy can pursue claims under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in district court for trying to collect a discharged debt, reversing a judgment dismissing the FDCPA claims and requiring the plaintiff seek relief in bankruptcy court. [read post]
9 Jun 2010, 10:23 am
New York Times, Student Debt and a Push for Fairness: If you run up big credit card bills buying a new home theater system and can’t pay it off after a few years, bankruptcy judges can get rid of the debt. [read post]
7 Aug 2013, 5:39 pm
You may have had them for a fair amount of time, and are worth a lot more to you than just their monetary value. [read post]
15 Dec 2009, 4:37 am
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a federal statute that governs every debt collector involved in collecting debts related to personal, home or consumer items. [read post]
13 May 2010, 5:00 am
Our Waukegan and Wheaton consumer lawyers provide assistance in fair debt collection, consumer fraud and consumer rights cases including in Illinois and throughout the country. [read post]
6 Feb 2007, 7:24 am
The report is well worth a quick read, and it suggests a fair amount of consumer debt may be medically related. [read post]
13 Dec 2013, 12:57 pm
Such debt collection suits are rarely filed as a sworn accounts any more, but that does not mean in will never happen. [read post]
27 Mar 2015, 8:36 am
The law probably gave my client a right to sue under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act or for violation of the discharge injunction from the bankruptcy case. [read post]
7 Feb 2012, 6:21 am
Debt collectors are subject to various fair debt collection and credit reporting laws. [read post]
7 Feb 2012, 6:21 am
Debt collectors are subject to various fair debt collection and credit reporting laws. [read post]
19 May 2016, 9:00 am
Fillie et. al, Docket No. 15-338 (2016), that when a debt-collection firm is hired by the Attorney General to collect debts on behalf of the State, use of the Attorney General’s letter head does not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). [read post]
12 Aug 2024, 9:01 pm
That’s fair enough, but why did it find that the state plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits, given that SAVE relied on different statutory authority than the program invalidated by the Supreme Court last year relied? [read post]
