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Seventh Circuit Affirms Ruling for Defendant in FDCPA Case

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The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s ruling in favor of the defendant in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act case, ruling that the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence to support his claims.

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N.J. Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Over Suit Filed During Pandemic

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A New Jersey Appeals Court has upheld a ruling in favor of a debt collector that was sued for filing a collection lawsuit against an individual, after the individual claimed, among other issues, that the collector should not have been allowed to file suit during the pandemic because of a clause in the agreement with … The post N.J.

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California Appeals Court Overturns Defendant’s Anti-SLAPP Win in RFDCPA Case

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A California Appeals Court has overturned a ruling in favor of a debt collector that was sued for violating the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by not properly serving the plaintiff with a summons and complaint in an underlying collection lawsuit, with the panel ruling that the plaintiff is not obligated to pay the … The post California (..)

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Judge Grants MSJ For Defendant in FDCPA Class Action For Lack of Standing

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Companies in the accounts receivable management industry can add “irritation,” “concern,” “feeling targeted,” and “hustled,” to the list of harms that do not create standing to sue in federal court when accusing a debt collector of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act after a District Court (..)

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sues Debt Collectors and Debt Buyers Encore Capital Group, Midland Funding, Midland Credit Management, and Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.

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and its subsidiaries, Midland Funding, LLC; Midland Credit Management, Inc.; Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) filed a lawsuit against Encore Capital Group, Inc. and Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.

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The importance of Debt Collections and Debt Collectors

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In this blog, we will look at what Debt Collections is and why it is so important. What is Debt? Debt is money owed to another. This debt could be unpaid bills or invoices for goods and services, repayment of a financial service or money loan, or overdue sums for a range of obligations such as fines, taxes and rent.

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Why Use A Debt Collector?

Debt Recoveries

In operating and building a company, your accounts receivables are actually an asset to your business, but you still need to collect the money. So why use a debt collector instead of doing it yourself? In my experience, an invoice that is 90 days overdue only has about a 50% chance of being collected in full.