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Collection Operation Accused of Making More than 200 Calls After Receiving Cease Request

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The background: The plaintiff alleged she was subjected to repeated collection calls sometimes multiple times per day and more than seven calls in a week to her personal cell phone using an automated telephone dialing system (ATDS) and in which prerecorded messages were used.

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FTC Sues Perpetrators of Phantom Collection Scheme

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Don’t look now, but there was an enforcement action involving a debt collection company announced by a federal regulator. The claims: The complaint accuses the defendants of multiple illegal practices. First, they allegedly misrepresented themselves as attorneys or members of a law firm.

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Judge Grants MJOP in FDCPA Case Over Text Message Sent After Cease Request

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The background: The case stemmed from a series of communications between the plaintiff and the defendant, a debt collection company. The background: The case stemmed from a series of communications between the plaintiff and the defendant, a debt collection company. The ruling: Judge Douglas R.

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CFPB, NY AG Sue Alleged Collection Scammers

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A number of debt collection companies, alleged to have been operating as one common enterprise, along with the principals and managers of the companies have been sued by the Attorney General of New York and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Act, (..)

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Lack of Jurisdiction Leads EDPA Judge to Grant MTD in FCRA, FDCPA Case

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In what feels like a “three people who have never been in my kitchen” claim, a District Court judge in Pennsylvania has granted a motion to dismiss filed by two debt collection companies that were sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, on the grounds that … The post Lack (..)

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Judge Issues Contempt Order for Agency CEO For Failing to Respond in FDCPA Suit

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A District Court judge in New Jersey has cited the principal of a debt collection company for contempt of court for failing to respond to a proposed class action lawsuit and pay a default judgment of $7,671.50

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Appeals Court Upholds Ruling for Defendant in FDCPA Case Over Furnishing After Cease Request

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The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday affirmed the dismissal of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit filed against a debt collection company that was centered around alleged improper communication practices by the defendant after the plaintiff requested a cease in communication regarding an outstanding debt.