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4 May 2008, 4:40 pm
Hell, there are even debt buyers that buy debt that has already been through a collection agency or two. [read post]
16 Mar 2010, 7:50 pm
If you have any questions about whether specific interrogatories are appropriate or not, you should contact a local consumer attorney experienced in defending debt collection cases to discuss the specific facts of your particular case. [read post]
11 Jan 2012, 6:09 am
Portfolio Recovery Associates, a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit. [read post]
22 Jul 2016, 3:00 am
For example, many debt buyer lawsuits allege that the debt buyer purchased the account from the original creditor. [read post]
25 Sep 2015, 2:30 pm
The main issue with these debt collectors is that they are collecting on debts that they simply can not validate or provide any documentation to prove that a consumer owes the debt. [read post]
17 Jun 2019, 4:16 am
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a trial court’s ruling that a debtor lacked Article III standing to sue a debt collector for failing to notify her in its debt validation letter that to trigger the federal Fair Debt Collection… Ernest Wagner [read post]
28 Feb 2012, 12:49 am
As a debt collector, Asset Acceptance is frequently accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) as well as state [...] [read post]
29 May 2019, 9:39 am
The Texas Legislature has passed House Bill 996 which limits when a debt buyer can initiate legal action or arbitration to collect consumer debt and requires specific notices with respect to out-of-statute debt. [read post]
11 Aug 2007, 10:55 pm
That means, that the creditor that you owed the debt to, can no longer try to collect the debt. [read post]
6 Sep 2012, 12:10 pm
Court Finds that Debt Collectors Misled Borrowers A debt collection agency recently sent a letter to borrowers telling them that their student loan debts could not be discharged in bankruptcy, and must be paid. [read post]
11 Apr 2016, 5:52 am
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently held that the fact that a debt is in default at the time it is purchased by a third party does not necessarily make that third party a “debt collector” subject to the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
30 Aug 2016, 3:38 am
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently held that “filing a proof of claim in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy based on a debt that is time-barred does not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when the statute of limitations does not extinguish the debt. [read post]
6 Jul 2011, 10:55 am
Below is a video from the Federal Trade Commission, one of the agencies tasked with the oversight of the debt collection industry. [read post]
26 Jan 2016, 4:36 am
District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently dismissed allegations that a debt buyer violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by filing a proof of claim on time-barred debt, holding that such claims are precluded by the Bankruptcy Code, and that the FDCPA does not provide a private right of […]Christopher P. [read post]
19 Aug 2016, 9:27 am
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that there is no federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) violation if a subsequent communication is sufficient to disclose to the least sophisticated debtor that the communication was from a debt collector, even without expressly stating “this communication is from a debt collector. [read post]
15 Jul 2019, 2:08 pm
By signing this agreement, you are giving the creditor the right to collect from you even if your debt is discharged in bankruptcy. [read post]
3 Feb 2012, 5:30 pm
A discharge prevents creditors from making any collections efforts upon the debtor including phone calls, letters, and threats. [read post]
14 Oct 2007, 10:15 am
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (”FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. 1692e(5) makes it unlawful for a debt collector to threaten to take an action that cannot legally be taken or that is not intended to be taken. [read post]
2 Apr 2012, 12:42 am
On the heels of robo signing and other consumer financial scandals, Bank of America recently sold the rights to collect defaulted credit card debts to a junk debt buyer, CACH LLC of Denver Colorado. [read post]
12 Sep 2018, 6:58 am
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently held that a consumer waived his right under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) to cease further communications by calling the debt collector and asking questions about the underlying debt. [read post]
