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. Read on to hear what the experts have to say this week.

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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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Jimerson Firm

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) is a pro-consumer statute. Unlike the FDCPA, which only applies to debt collectors, the FCCPA applies to all persons or businesses collecting consumer debts. 17) references telephone calls, some consumer lawyers are arguing that Section 559.72(17)

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Jimerson Firm

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) is a pro-consumer statute. 17) relating to emails for collecting debt. In collecting consumer debts, no person shall: (17) Communicate with the debtor between the hours of 9 p.m. Section 559.72(17) Section 559.72(17) Prohibited practices generally. —In

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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 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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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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