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5 Oct 2013, 7:44 am
This section generally prohibits a debt collector from engaging in unfair and unconscionable conduct in the course of collecting a debt. [read post]
29 Dec 2012, 3:43 pm
The FDCPA requires that, within five days of a debt collector's initial communication with a consumer in connection with the collection of a debt, the debt collector send the consumer a written notice containing certain information, including the amount of the debt and the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed. [read post]
3 Aug 2020, 9:00 am
Once a Chapter 7 debtor receives a discharge of personal debts, creditors are enjoined from taking action to collect, recover, or offset such debts. [read post]
15 Jul 2019, 1:26 pm
When you file bankruptcy, all actions to collect a debt from you must be stopped. [read post]
25 May 2022, 11:49 am
Debt collectors can be extremely aggressive when attempting to collect debts. [read post]
12 Aug 2024, 3:23 pm
Here at The Fullman Firm, we specialize in helping individuals navigate through debt collection lawsuits, aiming to achieve dismissals or favorable resolutions. [read post]
18 Jul 2017, 6:02 am
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed summary judgment under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) in favor of the debtor and against a debt collector, where the debt collector failed to mark the debtor’s account as disputed when it credit reported the account. [read post]
26 Apr 2022, 8:21 am
Not only are they often aggressive and rude, but some are willing to go to great lengths to collect a debt—even violate the law. [read post]
13 Jun 2017, 11:39 am
With its unanimous ruling yesterday that a debt buyer is not a “debt collector” under at least one reading of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the U.S. [read post]
22 Mar 2019, 11:15 am
Filing for bankruptcy will temporarily stop the IRS and your other creditors from trying to collect money from you. [read post]
15 Oct 2019, 8:19 am
First off, to be covered under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the debt must be a consumer debt. i.e. not a business debt. [read post]
1 Feb 2012, 7:05 am
The California State Senate has passed the Fair Debt Buyers Practices Act, which will require purchasers of consumer debt (“debt buyers”) to provide documentary evidence to consumers in order to ensure that their collection efforts are directed at the proper individual. [read post]
7 Feb 2017, 12:00 am
The debt collection industry is so big that it is impossible for tell the true from the fake sometimes. [read post]
9 Mar 2012, 12:55 pm
A third-party debt collector, properly referred to an “assignee,” is typically a debt-collection firm that buys accounts that are in default from creditors. [read post]
18 Feb 2021, 9:59 am
This means that your debts are no longer enforceable for collections by the creditor. [read post]
11 Sep 2009, 11:15 am
Since some phone plans charge per text message, the consumer is being charged each time a debt collector sends them a text message.The Federal Trade Commission is working to change the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to include banning cell phone contact and texting.For more information, go tohttp://www.againstbillcollectors.com/media/Limiturgedontextingtocollectdebt.pdf [read post]
24 Nov 2020, 1:14 pm
These credit card creditors typically act aggressively to collect unpaid credit card bills. [read post]
9 Aug 2008, 10:13 pm
Question: Can a creditor begin re-sending statements, in an attempt to collect a debt, after you've had a bankruptcy hearing and you were told that the debt would be discharged in 45 days? [read post]
26 Sep 2016, 8:27 am
While most web pages addressing how to get a debt collector to stop calling focus on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, federal law provides an additional weapon for consumers to stop them from being harassed mercilessly with phone calls. [read post]
10 Apr 2018, 10:02 am
In an important decision for the debt buying industry, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that passive debt buyers are not “debt collectors” under the Massachusetts Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (MDCPA). [read post]
