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Monday, February 6th, 2012

FTC Reaches Settlement with Debt Buyer Regarding Collection of Past-Statute Debt - ACA International
FTC Reaches Settlement with Debt Buyer Regarding Collection of Past-Statute Debt ACA International The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reached a $2.5 million settlement agreement with a debt buyer for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCP more...

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Getting Ready for the DBA Conference - InsideARM
Getting Ready for the DBA Conference InsideARM Eventually, the FDCPA is going to be updated, and hopefully the CFPB will include standards that are easier to comply with as compared to the current maze of state and federal regulations. It may take a while, even a couple of y more...

ECLECTIC RANT: Collection Agency Picked On the Wrong Lou Correa - Berkeley Daily Planet
Berkeley Daily Planet ECLECTIC RANT: Collection Agency Picked On the Wrong Lou Correa Berkeley Daily Planet In fact, In 2010, the FTC, which enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) , received over 33000 complaints alleging that debt collectors attempted to co more...

A municipal fine is not an FDCPA "debt" - Lexology (registration)
A municipal fine is not an FDCPA "debt" Lexology (registration) ... consideration in this context), which specifically excludes fines from the definition of "debts," and c) the consistent findings of district courts (no Court of Appeals has addressed the more...

IN RE PAMELA M. TOLLIVER DEBTOR - Leagle.com
IN RE PAMELA M. TOLLIVER DEBTOR Leagle.com ... conversion claim (Count IV), breach of implied covenant of good faith claim (Count V), negligent misrepresentation claim (Count VI), breach of contract claim (VII) and the FDCPA claim (Count IX), but the limitations set forth in more...

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

FTC settlement with debt buyer cites account data problems - Lexology (registration)
FTC settlement with debt buyer cites account data problems Lexology (registration) Accordingly, the FTC claimed such representations constituted deceptive acts or practices under Section 5 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The Consent Decree provides that, i more...

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Five Sticky Utility Bill Problems ? and What to Do About Them - Credit.com News (blog)
Five Sticky Utility Bill Problems ? and What to Do About Them Credit.com News (blog) (The FDCPA applies only to outside collection agencies, not to companies collecting their own debts.) At the same time, you may not be able to get service again if you have an outstanding un more...

BOOSAHDA v. PROVIDENCE DANE, LLC - Leagle.com
BOOSAHDA v. PROVIDENCE DANE, LLC Leagle.com Harold Boosahda appeals the district court's award of summary judgment to Providence Dane LLC ("Providence"), on his claims brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (the "FDCPA"), 15 USC &sec more...

MONTGOMERY v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. - Leagle.com
MONTGOMERY v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Leagle.com (West 2011), the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"), 15 USC § 1692 et seq., and seeking a declaratory judgment that Wells Fargo failed to provide notice as required under the terms of the Deed o more...

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

The Limits on Direct and Vicarious Liability Under the FDCPA - InsideARM
InsideARM The Limits on Direct and Vicarious Liability Under the FDCPA InsideARM Consumers and their attorneys are constantly seeking to expand the pool of potential FDCPA defendants using principles of vicarious liability. Debt buyers are being sued based on the conduct of more...




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