Account Recovery

JULY 19, 2022

CLASS-ACTION ACCUSES COLLECTOR OF VIOLATING FDCPA, FCCPA BY ADDING ‘ILLEGAL’ COLLECTION FEE A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a collection agency, accusing it of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act because it allegedly added an “illegal” collection fee that represented (..)

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Account Recovery

JANUARY 20, 2025

Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over ID Theft A District Court judge in Illinois has granted a defendants motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling the plaintiff lacked standing after alleging violations related to a disputed debt originating from identity theft. More details here.

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Account Recovery

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A District Court judge in Illinois has denied a healthcare provider’s motion to dismiss a claim it violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (ICFA) and a collection agency’s motion to strike class allegations it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in a debt parking case on a medical debt.

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Debt RR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Due to the frustration they encounter when collecting debts, they may resort to outsourcing the debt collection process to a collection agency for small businesses. Collection agencies for small businesses are third-party establishments that collect overdue payments or funds from default accounts.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Contact you at work if the debt collector knows or believes your employer prohibits personal calls. The Bureau educates, establishes and enforces rules, and has a compliance arm addressing debt collection as it relates to consumer collections. The CFPB regulates debt collection only as it relates to consumer debt.

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Credit Management Company

JANUARY 25, 2022

Even when you try to send customer debt collection requests, they have fallen on black days. After speaking with colleagues, you were told about the possibility of commercial debt collection agencies taking over. This is known as business-to-business debt, these firms specialize in debt recovery owed by businesses.

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Better Credit Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

BYL Collections isn’t a household name, but it collects for several businesses across multiple industries. Based in Westchester, Pennsylvania, BYL is a third-party collections agency that was founded in 1998. The agency specializes in consumer collections, commercial collections, and medical device recovery.

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