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4 Jun 2019, 1:28 pm
This is when a creditor begins collections on a judgment against a debtor by withholding up to (but never more than) 25% of the debtor’s paycheck to pay off their debt. [read post]
19 Jan 2023, 4:00 am by Paul Caron
News today that it submitted incorrect data on the average debt of its graduates for each of the past three years: The error was originated three years ago by the main campus Office for Student Financial Aid and Scholarships, which collects this data for... [read post]
18 Sep 2012, 8:27 am by Cheryl Bechakas
The financial burdens begin to dramatically take effect and the weight of the debt and the pressures associated with creditor collection efforts start taking its toll on you psychologically, mentally and oftentimes physically. [read post]
21 Nov 2014, 2:34 pm by Thomas Dominczyk
Like the 80 inches of snow that pummeled Buffalo this week, the crusade against time-barred debt continues to hammer the collection industry. [read post]
21 Nov 2008, 1:48 pm
Once imposed, automatic stay requiring a stop to almost all debt collection activity against the debtor and his property remains in effect until the earliest of the following events: 1. [read post]
20 Mar 2007, 7:08 pm
  The Trustee’s job is to collect funds to pay creditors as required under the bankruptcy laws, and to distribute those funds to pay claims for debts owed. [read post]
29 Aug 2018, 2:24 pm by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that service of a motion for default judgment directly upon a plaintiff consumer known to be represented by counsel did not violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, where the plaintiff’s attorney had yet… Christopher P. [read post]
30 Aug 2011, 9:26 am by admin
A frequent question of business litigation and debt collection clients relates to recording telephone conversations: whether there are criminal implications and whether they can be used in a civil lawsuit. [read post]
On June 5, 2015, the Attorney General for Pennsylvania announced filing of a civil suit, seeking permanent injunctive relief against a lawyer and his law firm, for tactics alleged to violate state unfair trade practice and debt collection laws. [read post]
5 Feb 2010, 12:57 pm by Gail
It is available in PDF format at: http://fdsys.gpo.gov.Issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about federal borrowing and debt, analyses of federal [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 8:19 am by buslawblogger
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article on efforts to collect the debts owed by failed law firms. [read post]
10 May 2014, 9:03 am by Glenn R. Reiser
In an unpublished decision, a New Jersey appeals court clarified the legal requirements that credit card debt purchasers must meet in order to pursue collection from consumer account holders. [read post]
22 Dec 2020, 11:50 am by Thomas Dominczyk
The Second Circuit was relatively quiet when it came to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in 2020, but when it did issue opinions, several were quite impactful in our industry. [read post]
25 Mar 2016, 11:36 am by CrimProf BlogEditor
Sobol (Texas A&M University - School of Law) has posted Lessons Learned from Ferguson: Ending Abusive Collection of Criminal Justice Debt (15 University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class (Forthcoming)) on SSRN. [read post]
10 Dec 2019, 12:10 pm by Donald Maurice
There is no discovery rule for federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claims, the U.S. [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 5:09 am by Paul Caron
TMZ: Lindsay Lohan -- IRS Cracking Down Over MASSIVE Tax Debt: Lindsay Lohan has a brand new $93,000 problem -- because the federal government claims the actress never paid her 2009 income tax ... and now Uncle Sam is finally out to collect. [read post]
8 Dec 2024, 12:15 pm by Margaret Hagan, Amy Groff
When facing a legal problem like a divorce, eviction or a debt collection lawsuit, most people can’t get affordable or accessible help to deal with it. [read post]
7 Aug 2024, 11:08 am by Wiggam Law
If you currently owe the IRS a sum of money in federal tax debt, then it’s important for you to understand that you, too, could become subject to collection actions unless you make an effort to resolve your situation. [read post]