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What Are Creditors’ Rights During Insolvency Proceedings?

Hudson Weir

If your business is struggling to pay its debts when they fall due, its important to keep in mind what are creditors rights during insolvency proceedings? As a director of an insolvent company, your overriding duty moves from maximising profits for the owners to preventing further losses, with creditors repayments in mind.

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S.C. Drops Review of Right-to-Cure Lawsuit

Account Recovery

The South Carolina Supreme Court has changed its mind and will not issue a ruling in a case over whether a debt collector is required to send a right-to-cure notice to a consumer under state law before filing a lawsuit to collect on an unpaid debt. The Supreme Court had heard arguments in the case of Portfolio Recovery Associates v.

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Appeals Court Partially Reverses Dismissal of FDCPA Case Over Consumer Status and Debt Definition

Account Recovery

The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Friday partially reversed the dismissal of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case over whether the plaintiff meets the statute’s definition of “consumer” and whether the debt is still a debt. Read the ruling.

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Getting to Know Cara Cotter of Kaleo Legal

Account Recovery

TEC Services Group is the leading technology and professional services firm in the credit collections industry offering both leading industry solutions along with unrivaled, unbiased, and experienced support. I am thrilled to announce that the Getting to Know series will be sponsored by TEC Services Group in 2024. as Compliance Counsel.

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How Can a Secured Creditor Repossess Collateral Without Breaching the Peace?

Jimerson Firm

In the event the borrower defaults, usually by failing to make loan payments, a secured creditor has a right to take possession of the collateral. The quickest and cheapest way for a secured creditor to take possession of the collateral is by self-help repossession. 679.609, Fla. What Does it Mean to “Breach the Peace”?

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Ragan Named to Independent Standards Board

Collection Industry News

June 5, 2025-Chicago-Commercial Collection Agencies of America is proud to announce the appointment of Conrad Ragan to the Independent Standards Board effective immediately. To contact the Commercial Collection Agencies of America, email Executive Director, Annette M. Ragan was recently approved by his Standards Board peers. “We

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SBA Loans: How to Maximize Recovery by Liquidating Personal Property

Jimerson Firm

Self-Help Repossession: In Florida, a secured creditor may use self-help repossession to take possession of collateral, provided its efforts do not breach the peace. Florida case law provides that a breach of the peace occurs if the secured creditor enters the debtor’s land to repossess the collateral, without the debtor’s consent.