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14 Nov 2019, 9:43 am by Wetenkamp
The IRS has tried using private debt collection agencies (PCAs) off and on, unsuccessfully, but never before have they been authorized to accept payments. [read post]
4 Nov 2015, 2:00 pm by Gerry W. Beyer
On Monday police raided Lil Wayne’s home in Miami to seize part of the rapper’s $30 million art collection to help settle a $2 million debt that he owes to a private jet company. [read post]
31 Oct 2006, 5:51 am
The Government Accountability Office has released Tax Debt Collection: IRS Needs to Complete Steps to Help Ensure Contracting Out Achieves Desired Results and Best Use of Federal Resources (GAO-06-1065) Abstract 1-Page Highlights Report... [read post]
22 May 2012, 11:25 am by Don Maurice
There are plenty of instances where debt collection letters are misdirected to the wrong person. [read post]
1 Oct 2008, 12:09 pm
Class Action Complaint Failed to Adequately Allege Violations of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) because Mere Attachment of Entire Contract with Unenforceable Attorney Fee Clause to Debt Collection Complaint Underlying Class Action was not an Attempt to Collect Attorney Fees where Debt Collection Complaint did not Pray for Such Fees Sixth Circuit Holds Plaintiff filed a class action complaint in Ohio federal court against… [read post]
18 Sep 2019, 1:08 pm by Patrick A. Malone
The University of Virginia Health System — an enterprise that racked up an $87 million operating profit on revenue of $1.7 billion in the fiscal year ending in June and that holds stocks, bonds and other investments worth about $1 billion — has become the latest institution to get a journalistic blaming and shaming for extreme debt collection practices that would make proud Inspector Javert in Les Miserables. [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 12:37 pm by leemedia
Getting a call from a debt collector can also be annoying and frustrating. [read post]
25 Jan 2011, 1:31 pm by Daniel S. Swinton, Esq.
Allen sued in federal court, alleging these charges were much higher than allowed under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
30 Aug 2012, 10:55 am
Joyce was not responsible for the debt, and that they would take no efforts to collect the debt from her. [read post]
16 Apr 2019, 3:12 pm
 Pursuant to §1692a(6) of the Act , a “debt collector” is “any person . . . 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. [read post]
21 Jan 2016, 9:18 pm
Debt buyer lawsuits typically play out before the courts with a stark inequality of arms, pitting unrepresented defendants against seasoned collections attorneys.The amount at issue in any one debt buyer lawsuit rarely exceeds a few thousand dollars, but the stakes are often higher than they seem. [read post]
12 Jul 2010, 2:32 pm by Deepak Gupta
by Deepak Gupta The Federal Trade Commission today issued a major report on debt collection and the forced arbitration of consumer collection disputes. [read post]
27 Sep 2011, 12:08 pm
A former JP Morgan Chase employee, Linda Almonte, has filed an SEC whistleblower case against the bank, making some very serious claims against Chase with regard to its debt collection practices. [read post]
25 Jun 2020, 11:45 am by Stefanie Jackman
Several industry trade groups have sent a letter to the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) in which they set forth proposed FAQs to assist compliance with the new requirements relating to consumers’ language proficiency that were recently added to NYC’s existing debt collection regulations and request that the effective date of the new requirements be extended until three months after the DCA publishes the FAQs. [read post]
4 Dec 2011, 8:49 am
The first and third collection lawsuits "ran afoul" of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") § 1692i, a consumer protection statute that prohibits suing consumers in courts outside of their "jurisdiction. [read post]