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20 Mar 2018, 7:34 am by Jeffrey Karek
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that a plaintiff asserting only a bare violation of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) failed to identify a cognizable injury traceable to the defendant’s alleged conduct, and therefore failed to demonstrate Article III standing. [read post]
31 Mar 2009, 7:41 am
Attorney Berliner, on behalf of his client, Panek, sued Delta Management Associates, Inc. and others for violating the automatic stay and the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act for withdrawing money [...] [read post]
31 Jul 2009, 6:58 pm
Creditors have many weapons in their arsenal to try to collect on   a debt: Repeated telephone calls to your house; Repeated telephone calls to you at work; Letters, Letters, Letters; Letters from an attorney; Lawsuits; Garnishments. [read post]
27 May 2016, 8:15 am by Brent Yarborough
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently held that there is no irreconcilable conflict between the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Bankruptcy Code. [read post]
22 Oct 2024, 1:30 pm by Rick Hasen
From an order related to collecting on the defamation judgment from Rudy Giuliani: Defendant testified under oath at the Section 341 meeting of creditors in his bankruptcy case that he is owed “about two million dollars” by either or both… Continue reading The post Guess Who’s Going to Own a Claim to $2 Million in Debt from the Trump Campaign? [read post]
20 Nov 2023, 9:00 pm
This Essay draws from on-the-ground interviews and procedural-justice theory to analyze judging practices in debt-collection courts. [read post]
22 Aug 2016, 4:21 am by Richard Payne
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that a wage garnishment action under Illinois law is not a legal action “against a consumer” under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
15 Jun 2023, 7:11 am by John L. Culhane, Jr. and Michael Gordon
Brown, the depositions in question were of a CFPB witness taken in the CFPB’s enforcement action against 18 defendants that alleged the defendants had engaged in or substantially assisted a fraudulent debt collection scheme in violation of the CFPA and the FDCPA. [read post]
1 Nov 2019, 1:12 pm by leemedia
The automatic stay begins when you file bankruptcy and prevents your creditors from any collection attempts against you. [read post]
6 Jul 2016, 9:05 am by Ralph T. Wutscher
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued its “Supervisory Highlights – Issue 12, Summer 2016” report, focusing attention on automobile origination, debt collection, mortgage origination, small dollar lending, fair lending, and remedial actions, reflecting supervisory activity generally completed between January 2016 and April 2016. [read post]
31 Mar 2007, 9:35 pm
The automatic stay is a court order which stops your creditors from proceeding with collection of debt immediately upon the filing of your case. [read post]
2 Sep 2009, 8:14 am
And don’t forget to listen to  KCLL’s  podcast on debt collection, too. [read post]
21 Feb 2017, 10:18 am by Hector E. Lora
The District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District, recently held that section 559.715 of the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) does not create a condition precedent that an assignee of a mortgage loan debt must give notice to the consumer 30 days before filing an action seeking a deficiency judgment. [read post]
1 Oct 2015, 6:45 am by Donald Maurice
Earlier this summer we explained here that the Third Circuit’s decision in Kaymark spelled Fair Debt Collection Practices Act trouble for mortgage lenders and servicers who make statements seeking to recover estimated fees and costs. [read post]
3 Dec 2012, 2:27 pm
Under Chapter 7 Bankruptcy The automatic stay is the federal law that stops almost all creditors’ actions to collect their debts against you and/or your property, which goes into effect immediately when your bankruptcy case [...] [read post]
25 Mar 2021, 4:45 am
The automatic stay prevents creditors from collecting against a bankruptcy debtor. [read post]
26 Jan 2009, 10:29 pm
This book is kept in the Law Career Collection, Call # KF 277. [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 11:23 am by WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Consumer Protection FDCPA The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act does not extend to communications meant to mislead a judge, rather than the consumer. [read post]
12 Jun 2018, 12:50 pm
Because as soon as you file a bankruptcy, your creditors are banned from contacting you to collect on a pre-existing debt. [read post]