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31 May 2017, 3:05 am
., maintaining and affirming its prior ruling that the trustee in a California non-judicial foreclosure did not qualify as a debt collector under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
23 Jun 2020, 7:00 am
In general, a creditor with a judgment against you cannot collect from your spouse in Florida. [read post]
7 Dec 2015, 4:56 am
The Appellate Division of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida recently reversed dismissal of a federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claim alleging a debt collector’s letter falsely represented a bank was the creditor of a loan. [read post]
24 Jan 2011, 10:00 pm
Experts say that ambulance debt is especially hard to collect, since those who are in arrears are likely consumers that are lower income and without health insurance. [read post]
20 Aug 2024, 11:00 am
A Pennsylvania federal judge has imposed sanctions and lambasted a law firm and its attorneys for having employees write falsified letters on behalf of clients involved in debt collection disputes. [read post]
12 Apr 2017, 8:56 am
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently reinstated a complaint alleging a debt collector violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when it sent a payoff statement containing unaccrued fees and costs without providing any information as to how those fees were calculated or any basis for those fees and costs. [read post]
10 Feb 2017, 7:00 am
Companies which collect on behalf The post Students Are Being Squeezed By Debt Unfairly appeared first on Legal Reader. [read post]
18 Aug 2017, 11:36 am
District Court for the Eastern District of New York recently granted in part and denied in part a mortgage servicer’s motion to dismiss a borrower’s claim that the servicing transfer notice supposedly violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) because it allegedly did not disclose that the debt was increasing due […] Amy Jonker [read post]
24 Nov 2020, 1:14 pm
These credit card creditors typically act aggressively to collect unpaid credit card bills. [read post]
24 Oct 2024, 10:00 pm
Wage garnishment is a legal process that allows creditors to collect on debts directly from your pay before the funds are paid to you. [read post]
5 Apr 2019, 12:41 pm
As soon as you file your papers, the creditors are legally required to stop trying to contact you to collect the debt. [read post]
28 Sep 2020, 7:56 am
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that a consumer’s contractual obligation to repay an overpayment in government grant money received by the debtor qualified as a “debt” under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) because it involved a consensual promise to repay in exchange for receipt of an item of value, and the subject of the transaction was primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. [read post]
1 Feb 2021, 12:28 pm
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently vacated a trial court’s judgment of dismissal and remanded with instructions to hold an evidentiary hearing limited to the issue of whether the trial court had subject-matter jurisdiction over a plaintiff’s claim that a dunning letter violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it did not clearly state that interest would accrue on the debt. [read post]
3 Feb 2017, 9:05 am
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that a notice regarding overdue homeowners association (HOA) assessments contained language that overshadowed and conflicted with the homeowner’s federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act debt validation rights. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 7:11 am
A North Carolina Superior Court Judge has approved a settlement valued at more than $7 million dollars ($3,750,000.00 in cash and $3,279,343.55 in debt waiver) for claims under state unfair debt collection statutes filed on behalf of tenants of Southwood Realty Company, a North Carolina property management company. [read post]
27 Mar 2018, 8:13 am
When you fall behind on paying your credit card debt, your creditor will attempt to collect the debt, but if they believe that you have no intention of paying it back, they are likely to close the line of credit and file a lawsuit in order to obtain a judgment against you. [read post]
11 Aug 2016, 10:03 am
Filing a proof of claim with a bankruptcy court representing a debt subject to an expired state law limitations period does not violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) under an opinion released yesterday from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. [read post]
13 Mar 2009, 10:28 am
I wrote an article for the legal profession on debt collection harassment issues for the Winter 2009 ABA Solo Division Newsletter that I think would be a good read even for consumers. [read post]
27 Nov 2015, 7:50 am
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently reversed dismissal of a federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claim based on the statute of limitations, holding that an FDCPA violation occurs when a bank freezes a debtor’s bank account, not when a debt collector sends a restraining notice to the bank. [read post]
19 Feb 2009, 10:50 pm
This may be from a debt collection company that is trying to trick you into reaffirming [...] [read post]
