article thumbnail

Student Loan Default: Rehabilitation or Consolidation

Sawin & Shea

If the lender sells the loan to a collection agency after you default, you’ll also face additional fees and higher interest rates. Consolidation will also increase your total loan amount because your new loan will include the accrued interest and collection fees.

article thumbnail

Washington Federal Court Holds “Vague” and “Conclusory” References to “Reasonable Procedures” Not Enough to Establish FDCPA’s Bona Fide Error Defense

Troutman Sanders

In response, the property management company engaged a collection agency to recover the remaining amounts claimed as due and owing under the lease. Over the course of several months, the collection agency sent the plaintiff multiple emails and letters containing errors.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Hopefully the End of the Debt Itemization Circus? 7th Cir. and CFPB Side with Debt Collector

Collection Industry News

Through the account’s lifetime, it was placed with two separate debt collection agencies. The first agency sent the plaintiff a letter that stated: The amount of your debt is $425.86. Please keep in mind, interest and fees are no longer being added to your account. collection efforts concerning your account.

article thumbnail

District Court Takes Expansive View of "Deceptive or Misleading" Practices under FDCPA

Consumer Financial Services Law

In Avila , the Second Circuit encountered a case in which a collection letter disclosed the “current balance” of the debt, but did not disclose that after the date of the collection letter, the account was continuing to accrue interest and late fees.

article thumbnail

How to Pay Off Credit Card Debt Fast: 9 Smart Strategies

Credit Corp

This is one of the fastest ways to pay off credit card debt because youre heavily reducing the amount you pay in interest. You can use this strategy with collections agencies as well. Debt settlement involves contacting your creditors and negotiating to settle your debt for a lesser amount.

article thumbnail

Seven Ways to Get Out of Debt in 2022

Better Credit Blog

You can transfer your high-interest rate debts to this card while the APR is suspended, and by the time your new card accrues interest, you’ll have paid off most of your debt. These may include: contact from a collections agency. This rate is usually offered for about 12 to 20 months. Debt consolidation loans.

article thumbnail

Over half of student loan borrowers racked up credit card debt during the payment pause—now experts worry about ‘shock’

Collection Industry News

30, 2024, missed monthly payments will not be considered delinquent, reported to credit bureaus, placed in default or referred to debt collection agencies. Unlike during the pandemic forbearance, interest will begin accruing on federal student loans in September. From October 2023 through Sept.