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9 Oct 2007, 8:55 am
A recent controversy under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") is whether debt collectors must make this statement when they leave a consumer a voice mail message. [read post]
20 Sep 2018, 7:20 am
You have a solid legal right to be free from harassing debt collection. [read post]
12 Aug 2008, 7:46 pm
If you have an IRS debt you should keep in mind that the IRS agent on the other end of the phone is charged with collecting the money. [read post]
4 Jan 2010, 9:13 pm
Also, Defendant pretended a debt collection lawsuit had been filed against the Plaintiff when its debt collection law firm, Marshall & Quentzel, L.L.C. deceptively used language to suggest there had been. [read post]
24 Dec 2009, 10:23 pm
Judge Irenas, Senior United States Judge, wrote an opinion that observed:[T]he FDCPA prohibits the “use [of] unfair or unconscionable means to collect or attempt to collect any debt. [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 7:31 pm
My E-Book HOW TO BEAT A CREDIT CARD DEBT LAWSUIT WITH THE SECRETS OF A REAL DEBT COLLECTION LAWYER offers detailed explanations, expert guidance and most importantly actual forms which will allow you to represent yourself and WIN. [read post]
8 Feb 2016, 4:38 pm
Filing for bankruptcy will stop a debt collector from collecting on a debt immediately. [read post]
17 Jun 2012, 2:00 am
” The lawsuit charges that First National Collection Bureau violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by engaging in harassing behaviors; by using false, deceptive, or misleading representation to collect a debt; by misrepresenting the character, amount, and legal status of the debt; and by failing to send a validation notice. [read post]
24 Feb 2025, 9:12 am
Ignoring a debt collection lawsuit will almost certainly result in a default judgment against you. [read post]
24 May 2025, 6:53 am
But what happens when a tax debt is old and seemingly beyond the collection statute of limitations? [read post]
30 Mar 2009, 1:34 pm
Friday night, Dateline ran a story on America’s debt epidemic and the debt collection industry. [read post]
13 Jul 2010, 1:08 pm
Automated litigation software that allows law firms to file thousands of consumer debt cases annually is coming under court and FTC scrutiny, according to an article titled "Automated Debt-Collection Lawsuits Engulf Courts," published in The New York Times on July 12, 2010.The article cites a Woodbury, N.Y., law firm, that files about 80,000 debt collection lawsuits annually with only 14 staff attorneys. [read post]
5 Jun 2023, 8:15 am
Your Rights Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that regulates how creditors can contact and communicate with debtors. [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 9:28 am
This statute regulates what a collection agency can do in their attempts to collect on a debt. [read post]
21 Apr 2011, 1:54 pm
If it is happening in assembly-line mortgage foreclosures, there is no reason to think it is not happening in other assembly-line debt collections. [read post]
6 Sep 2006, 12:00 pm
The agencies will pursue collection of tax debts that the IRS considers simpler, freeing up IRS agents to focus on more complex,... [read post]
21 Apr 2011, 1:54 pm
If it is happening in assembly-line mortgage foreclosures, there is no reason to think it is not happening in other assembly-line debt collections. [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 4:32 am
The clear takeaway from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s first annual report to Congress on enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is that debt collection will be a major focus of both the CFPB and the Federal Trade Commission in 2012. [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 1:37 pm
When it comes to debt collection agencies, a collector’s bark is often worse than his bite. [read post]
1 Jul 2013, 9:48 am
MishkinThe CFPB has announced that it will hold a field hearing on July 10 in Portland, Maine on debt collection. [read post]
