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25 Mar 2012, 11:06 am
On March 20, the CFPB submitted to Congress its first annual report on the administration and enforcement of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
29 Jul 2008, 5:20 am
As debt collection lawsuits have become all too common in recent months, the overburdened judicial system has been forced to adapt in creative ways. [read post]
6 May 2014, 7:43 am
The attorneys at Garmo & Kiste, PLC are experts in debt collection cases. [read post]
15 May 2019, 8:44 am
Against this backdrop, it is interesting that the Bureau has now proposed a “safe harbor” for debt collection law firms in § 1006.18(g), explaining that the purpose of the proposed rule is “[t]o provide clarity for law firms and attorneys submitting pleadings, written motions, or other papers to courts in debt collection litigation. [read post]
30 Aug 2012, 2:00 am
The lawsuit charges that First Financial Asset Management violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by calling before 8:00 a.m. and after 9:00 p.m.; by engaging in harassing behavior; and by failing to inform our client that the phone call was an attempt to collect a debt. [read post]
3 Nov 2016, 11:03 am
With regard to the FDCPA claims, the CFPB alleges that the individuals’ involvement in the companies’ debt collection activities, including their management of staff and approval of the companies’ collection policies and practices, made them “debt collectors” under the FDCPA. [read post]
9 Jan 2019, 10:10 am
§ 1692a(6): The term “debt collector” means any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose of which is the collection of any debts, or who regularly collects or attempts to collect, directly or indirectly, debts owed or due or asserted to be owed or due another. [read post]
6 Jan 2009, 6:52 pm
Back in February, 2007, I wrote a blog post entitled Understand the Psychology of Debt Collection Tactics and Avoid Being Manipulated. [read post]
26 Jan 2010, 9:38 am
The Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act protects consumers from abuse by collection agencies and collection lawyers. [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 12:49 pm
In fact, Equifax indicates that American households owe a collective debt to credit card companies of more than $800 billion- and that is just to credit card companies. [read post]
29 Dec 2010, 10:48 am
The Federal Trade Commission, which regulates telemarketers, set up new rules last fall to control the way debt settlement companies are allowed to solicit customers and collect upfront fees. [read post]
25 Oct 2021, 9:23 am
The final debt collection rule allows a debt collector to send a validation that is completely and accurately translated into any language if the debt collector either (1) sends an English-language version in the same communication, or (2) previously provided the consumer with an English-language version in a prior communication. [read post]
22 Jul 2010, 11:29 am
The FDCPA does not define “in connection with the collection of any debt. [read post]
23 Jan 2014, 5:47 am
Companies have the right to collect legitimate debt. [read post]
21 Feb 2011, 4:23 am
Is Visa Card attempting to collect their own debt or did they hire out the debt collection process to a third party debt collector? [read post]
4 Apr 2010, 10:23 am
Laboy is all too familiar: some 16 years after he got his discharge, he got calls and letters trying to collect a debt included in his long closed bankruptcy case. [read post]
4 Apr 2017, 10:46 am
Second, the FDCPA requires a debt collector to cease all collection efforts “until the debt collector obtains verification of the debt . . . and a copy of such verification . . . is mailed to the consumer by the debt collector. [read post]
4 Apr 2017, 10:46 am
Second, the FDCPA requires a debt collector to cease all collection efforts “until the debt collector obtains verification of the debt . . . and a copy of such verification . . . is mailed to the consumer by the debt collector. [read post]
2 Oct 2013, 7:24 pm
It states: Collection of Discharged Debts Prohibited The discharge prohibits any attempt to collect from the debtor a debt that has been discharged. [read post]
28 Nov 2023, 9:02 am
Professional debt collectors are required to follow fair practices per the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Texas Debt Collection Act. [read post]
