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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Account Recovery

JUNE 24, 2021

A District Court judge in Florida has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment on most of the claims in a lawsuit accusing it of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act by misrepresenting that the collector was an attorney and by using obscene and profane language during … (..)

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Account Recovery

JANUARY 28, 2021

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant that was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act because of alleged misrepresentations made by another entity that was collecting on the defendant’s behalf.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has more to do with your debt collection claim than you might think. Professionally, your business may deal with consumers directly or indirectly. Personally, CFPB has a lot to do with how companies approach you to collect debt and other financial products.

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Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against a medical debt collector, Commonwealth Financial Systems, for illegally trying to collect unverified medical debts after consumers disputed the validity of the debts. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Read today’s order.

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Credit Management Company

JANUARY 25, 2022

Business to business debt collection can be hard to understand at first. Check out this guide on who should use commercial debt collections. Even when you try to send customer debt collection requests, they have fallen on black days. This type of debt collection can be hard to understand at first.

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Jimerson Firm

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Businesses throughout Florida should be aware of consumer statutes that provide remedies to consumers and impose liability to businesses, even for small technical violations. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. A person attempting to collect his or her “own” debt, is not a debt collector under the FDCPA.

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Debt RR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The settlement of debts acquired by either another company or an individual is one of the most common challenges that businesses experience. Collecting debts is time-consuming, especially if the debtor refuses to cooperate. What they can and cannot do when doing so are regulated by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

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Better Credit Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

When your debt goes into collections, it’s important to straighten things out quickly. If BYL Collections has been contacting you, the information below can help you move forward. How Does BYL Collection Services Work? Based in Westchester, Pennsylvania, BYL is a third-party collections agency that was founded in 1998.

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Collection Industry News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Section 1692(f) of the FDCPA prohibits a debt collector from using unfair or unconscionable means to collect any debt, and enumerates specific examples of prohibited conduct. Among other things, the term “debt collector” does not include “any person collecting or attempting to collect any debt owed or due.

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) are two pro-consumer statutes. Oftentimes, consumer lawyers bring claims for technical violations of the statutes, even when there are not any actual damages suffered by a consumer.

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Burr Forman

JUNE 7, 2021

She advises clients and in-house counsel in litigation arising under the Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Florida Consumer Collections Practices Act, Fair Debt Collections Practices Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, among others.

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) are two pro-consumer statutes. Oftentimes, consumer lawyers bring claims for technical violations of the statutes, even when there are not any real damages suffered by a consumer.

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 20, 2023

Florida law provides that community associations may collect assessments from unit owners to cover operating and maintenance costs. The Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed the decision, holding that the “ongoing obligation to pay assessments is a ‘consumer debt’ under the FCCPA.” See Kelly v. Duggan , 282 So. 1st DCA 2019).

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) is a pro-consumer statute. Given the pro-consumer nature of the statute, one big consideration for defending against FCCPA claims is how to shift risk to the plaintiff. . As such, businesses need to be aware of the statute and the risk and liability of the statute.

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The Kaplan Group

MARCH 24, 2022

In November 2021, The CFPB made some long-awaited updates to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The new rules open up more avenues for collectors to communicate with debtors while still protecting consumers from unfair debt collection practices. What are the new rules regarding social media contact?

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) are two pro-consumer statutes. Accredited Collection Agency Inc. , No. Collection Services, Inc. Businesses should be aware of each statute and how to defend against such claims.

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Collection Industry News

JULY 12, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently held that periodic statements required by the federal Truth in Lending Act may violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act if they are not truthful and fair. Source: site. A copy of the opinion in Lamirand, et al v. to be paid in one year.

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FDCPA Defense

AUGUST 16, 2012

If you are a collection professional working for a creditor, debt buyer, collection agency or collection law firm, and you have not yet added the website for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to the favorites on your web browser, it is high time that you do so.

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Jimerson Firm

JULY 21, 2021

Nevertheless, there appears to be an increase in class action complaints alleging violations of consumer protection laws such as Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Florida’s Consumer Collections Practices Act (FCCPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), or Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

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FDCPA Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Attorneys and other entities that regularly engage in collection work for community associations may be subject to the requirements of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. as well as analogous state laws governing the consumer collection process. The issue in Ho v. at 571-72 (citations omitted).

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Troutman Sanders

AUGUST 2, 2021

Established by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, IPAC consists of 21 members, who serve staggered three-year terms and bring professional backgrounds in insurance accounting, actuarial science, academia, insurance regulation, and policyholder advocacy. For more information, click here.

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