Collection Agencies Judgment Legal Rights 
Taurus Collect
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Dealing with a collection agency can often feel like navigating a maze, especially when there seems to be a change in your account’s open date. If you’ve found yourself in this situation, you’re likely asking, “Can a collection agency change an account’s open date?”
Account Recovery
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Plaintiff’s counsel has been foreclosed from bringing claims under the licensing statute due to scores of default judgments entered against consumers in previously filed collection actions as state courts have held that any such claim should have been brought in the collection action under the Entire Controversy Doctrine.
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Taurus Collect
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Understanding the art of debt collection can be a challenging task for any business, especially when the debtor refuses to pay despite many reminders. In such situations, engaging a collections agency becomes inevitable. Access to Documentation: Ensure that your chosen collections agency has full access to these documents.
Debt Free Colorado
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
When collecting a debt from you, collection agencies must adhere to federal and state rules. Fortunately, the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) protects all states. You have rights to help you gain control over your debt collection interactions.
Troutman Sanders
OCTOBER 17, 2023
In 2017, the plaintiff filed a class action lawsuit alleging the defendant was a “collection agency” that had “filed numerous lawsuits … to collect the consumer debts allegedly owed by New Jersey consumers on defaulted credit accounts at a time when [it] was not properly licensed” under the NJ Licensing Act.
The Kaplan Group
APRIL 12, 2021
This could be more money, faster payments, avoiding court, or if necessary, the final outcome in court and the subsequent judgment collection process. In the USA, typically, you will not have the legal right to recover collection costs or attorney fees unless there is a signed written agreement with this provision.
Collection Industry News
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Last week, the CFPB issued a Consent Order against a New Jersey based debt-collection agency (Agency) over allegations that the Agency regularly violated the FDCPA and the CFPA in the course of their collection activity.
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