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12 May 2020, 6:03 am
Most people think that that means no more telephone calls, dunning letters, or lawsuits from people trying to collect on that debt.... [read post]
21 Nov 2011, 6:22 pm
Portfolio Recovery Associates (“PRA”) was the defendant in at least seven lawsuits filed during 2011 which alleged that PRA violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act while attempting to collect “zombie” debts. [read post]
3 Oct 2023, 1:05 pm
The Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District, recently affirmed the dismissal of a claim for supposed violations of the federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act where the consumer plaintiff failed to allege facts that the money sought to be collected was a “debt” as defined by section 1692a(5) of the FDCPA, and the demand letter from the defendant law firm indicated that the debt was commercial in nature. [read post]
3 Oct 2016, 6:52 am
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently reversed the dismissal of a putative class action alleging that the debt collector defendants used misleading language in their state court collection complaints in violation of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
5 Mar 2021, 10:27 am
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a debtor’s claims against a debt collector alleging that a telephone call placed to his sister constituted an improper third-party communication in connection with the collection of a debt, in violation of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
31 Aug 2018, 6:44 am
Civil litigation — Fair Debt Collection Practices Act — Failure to state a claim Appellant Dawud J. [read post]
8 Mar 2022, 11:03 am
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a trial court's ruling granting summary judgment in favor of two debt collectors for alleged violations of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and federal Fair Credit Reporting Act relating to their attempts to collect a debt resulting from identify theft. [read post]
25 Jun 2018, 8:19 am
Tax debt is one of the primary types of debt that sends consumers running to their nearest Texas bankruptcy attorney in an effort to find out if bankruptcy will stop the IRS from collecting those tax debts. [read post]
15 Dec 2015, 8:44 am
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently reversed a district court’s denial of class certification in a putative class action alleging that a debt collector violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by sending supposedly misleading letters to Illinois residents trying to collect time-barred debts. [read post]
Calif. App. Court (6th Dist) Holds Alleged Misidentification of ‘Charge-Off Creditor’ Not ‘Material’
2 Feb 2023, 8:30 am
The California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, recently affirmed the dismissal of a consumer's California Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claim based on an alleged violation of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the California Fair Debt Buying Practices Act in supposedly failing to properly identify the "charge-off creditor. [read post]
18 Nov 2020, 7:33 am
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that a debt collector cannot use the “bona fide error” defense to shield itself from liability under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by merely (1) requiring its creditor clients to provide accurate account information, and (2) requesting verification of the account information from its creditor client, but not waiting to receive a response before trying to collect the… [read post]
20 Jul 2017, 3:09 pm
These results follow, the parties tell us, because debt collection agents seek to collect debts "owed . . . another," while loan originators acting on their own account aim only to collect debts owed to themselves. [read post]
20 Jun 2017, 8:17 am
Second, those who purchase and hold debt, but use a third party to collect on it, can distinguish their principal purpose of purchasing debt from a principal purpose of actually collecting debt. [read post]
20 Jun 2017, 8:17 am
Second, those who purchase and hold debt, but use a third party to collect on it, can distinguish their principal purpose of purchasing debt from a principal purpose of actually collecting debt. [read post]
11 Aug 2011, 10:20 am
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) regulates the way debt collection agencies can communicate and interact with consumers. [read post]
16 Aug 2010, 7:40 am
Then, he discovered that they were actually collection calls -- to collect on a debt owed by Michael B. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 6:00 am
There an industry of debt buyers who buy debt -- both good and bad -- and try to collect it. [read post]
21 Jul 2021, 11:45 am
They then attempt to collect the debts to make a large profit. [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 12:50 pm
A debt collection company, Accretive Health, allegedly staffs hospitals and then uses its staff's proximity to patients and patients' health records to collect patients' debts for the hospitals. [read post]
14 Jan 2010, 7:04 am
Or, you could see new debt collection law firms pop up to take their place. [read post]
