Account Recovery

AUGUST 18, 2021

A District Court judge in New York has ruled in favor of the defendants in two separate Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases, determining that entities that purchase debts do not have to disclose the chain of title detailing how they came to acquire those debts in the initial collection letters.

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Account Recovery

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Appeals Court Upholds Ruling For Creditor in RFDCPA Case first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net. Appeals Court Upholds Ruling For Creditor in RFDCPA Case appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net. ” … The post Calif. ” … The post Calif. The post Calif.

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MAY 4, 2022

An Appeals Court in Washington state has upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case that accused a creditor of violating the statute by attempting to collect in a name different than its own. A copy of the ruling in the case of Morgan v. Bank of America can be … The post Wash.

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Account Recovery

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Proposed amendments to New York Citys rules governing debt collection have drawn significant scrutiny from trade groups outside the collection industry, most notably the American Financial Services Association (AFSA), which submitted a comment letter last week regarding the proposed amendments. What theyre saying: Learn more.

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Account Recovery

OCTOBER 3, 2022

A District Court judge in Oklahoma has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling the defendant did not violate the statute because it failed to notify the original creditor that the debt had been disputed by the plaintiff.

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Account Recovery

DECEMBER 11, 2020

A District Court judge in Wisconsin has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it allegedly failed to correctly identify the creditor to whom a debt was owed in a collection letter. A copy of the ruling in the case of Fellenz v.

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Account Recovery

DECEMBER 5, 2022

SENATE BILL SEEKS TO PLACE RESTRICTIONS ON MEDICAL DEBT COLLECTION A bill has been introduced in the Senate that seeks to cap the interest rate that can be charged on unpaid medical debts, create a private right of action, and force providers to wait 180 days after a bill has been sent before engaging in … The post Daily Digest – December 5.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Judge Denies Defendant’s Motion in FDCPA BK Case; Creditor Fined $10k For Collecting Debts in Different Name appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

Judge Rules Plaintiff Lacks Standing on Hunstein Claim; No-Code Collection Platform for Creditors Raises $16M appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

A District Court judge in Michigan has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by contacting the plaintiff after she had disputed the debt in question with the original creditor and for making a “hard inquiry” on her credit report.

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Account Recovery

MAY 12, 2022

A District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class action case, determining that the plaintiff lacked standing to sue because he did not suffer a concrete injury after alleging the defendant violated the statute by sending a collection letter to the … The (..)

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AUGUST 7, 2020

A District Court judge in New York has agreed to adopt a Magistrate Judge’s recommendation that a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings be granted after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it allegedly did not properly identify the creditor to whom a debt was owed in a … The post Judge (..)

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JANUARY 14, 2021

A District Court judge in Wisconsin has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action case, determining that the plaintiff lacked standing to sue because he took no action to clarify his confusion over whom he should pay after receiving a collection letter from the defendant.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A Senate committee in the Washington state legislature has advanced a medical debt collection bill that could significantly change how medical debt is reported and enforced. Learn more.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

A District Court judge in Florida has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, while also pointing out that the legal theory put forth by the plaintiff’s attorney has been “tartly” rejected by other courts and “does not improve by repetition.”

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Account Recovery

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

CREDITOR FACING PAIR OF LAWSUITS FOR VIOLATING REG F’S 7-IN-7 PROVISION A pair of lawsuits have been filed against a creditor, accusing it of violating the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the creditor allegedly violated the 7-in-7 call frequency restrictions of Regulation F in attempting to collect on an unpaid debt.

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Account Recovery

MARCH 6, 2025

A District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a third-party complaint filed against it by a collection law firm over issues with a wage garnishment. The background: The dispute began when the plaintiff, a consumer, owed a debt which the law firm was assigned to collect.

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Account Recovery

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Suit Accuses Collector of Failing to Identify Creditor; Collector Not Liable for Wrong-Number Calls first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net. Suit Accuses Collector of Failing to Identify Creditor; Collector Not Liable for Wrong-Number Calls appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net. The post Daily Digest – November 18.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

A District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the plaintiff claimed the amount cited as being owed in a collection letter was inaccurate and that the plaintiff did not owe the debt to the current … The post Judge Grants (..)

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Class Action Accuses Collector of Using Inaccurate Creditor Name; State Court Judge Dismisses Suit for Lack of Standing first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net. Class Action Accuses Collector of Using Inaccurate Creditor Name; State Court Judge Dismisses Suit for Lack of Standing appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

A District Court judge granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that the plaintiff’s claims were barred because they should have been addressed in an earlier case instead of a separate lawsuit being filed.

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APRIL 28, 2021

In a case that was defended by Jin Shin and the team at Malone Frost Martin, a District Court judge in Illinois has reversed himself and granted a defendant’s motion for reconsideration, undoing class certification and summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and awarding summary judgment to the defendant in a Fair Debt Collection … (..)

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Hudson Weir

MARCH 19, 2025

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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AUGUST 18, 2021

BEDARD DISCUSSES VALIDATION INFORMATION EXCEPTION With every rule, there is always an exception and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s debt collection rule, known officially as Regulation F, is no different.

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

COLLECTOR NOT OBLIGATED TO NOTIFY CREDITOR OF DISPUTE A judge in Oklahoma has granted a motion to dismiss, ruling the defendant was not obligated under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to notify the original creditor that a debt was being disputed.

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JUNE 1, 2021

NDCA Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over Creditor ID in Letter; Sixth Circuit Jumps on Standing Bandwagon appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Debt collectors are conduits — vessels trying to help original creditors recover unpaid debts. Oftentimes, the creditors will make requests or want certain offers included in letters sent to individuals. What happens when a creditor wants to make an offer as a means of trying to get an individual to repay a debt?

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A District Court judge in California has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by attempting to collect on a debt that had been discharged in bankruptcy.

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Account Recovery

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

A coalition of District Attorneys from across the state of California have reached a settlement with Synchrony Bank that will see the creditor pay $3.5 million in fines and restitution after it was sued for making “unreasonably frequent and harassing” phone calls to individuals in California attempting to collect on unpaid debts.

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APRIL 21, 2022

The legal system is an “ineffective vehicle” for collecting unpaid debts for both plaintiffs and defendants, according to research conducted by the Utah Bar Foundation, in conjunction with Pew Charitable Trusts, showing that showing up to defend against a collection lawsuit often leads to more debt while judgments obtained by plaintiffs (..)

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Account Recovery

JANUARY 7, 2022

Commercial Collection Agencies of America has elected its new Board of Directors and has announced the slate of officers of the organization. Board members include Pete Roth of CST Company, Fred Wasserspring of Lyon Collection Services, Inc., David Herer of ABC-Amega, Inc., David Herer of ABC-Amega, Inc.,

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Account Recovery

MARCH 31, 2022

January, more commonly known in the industry as Debtsy, has raised $10 million to help it achieve its goal of becoming a “tech-enabled collections agency service that collects the debt on behalf of creditors in a civilized way,” according to a published report.

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Account Recovery

APRIL 27, 2022

A battle between a failed partnership between a creditor and a collection agency has spilled over into the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, with a panel of judges yesterday affirming a lower court’s decision not to award the creditor attorney’s fees after it accused the agency of breaching the terms of their agreement … (..)

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Account Recovery

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Minnesota Department of Commerce has assessed a $10,000 fine against a creditor — but stayed $2,500 of the penalty — for engaging in unlicensed debt collection activity in violation of state law. A copy of the consent order with CreditNinja can be accessed by clicking here.

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Account Recovery

JULY 15, 2021

A District Court judge in Michigan has dismissed class-action claims made by a plaintiff that debt collection calls made by a creditor to a consumer’s cell phone without consent in an attempt to reach the plaintiff’s brother violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act because the equipment used by the defendant to make the calls did (..)

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

A company that is building a platform for creditors to automate processes for collecting on unpaid debts using artificial intelligence and machine learning has announced that it has raised an additional $42 million, bringing the total amount it has raised to $140 million.

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American Profit Recovery

JUNE 15, 2021

As the light the end of the metaphorical-pandemic tunnel gets brighter, creditors may be questioning whether sending consumers to collections is appropriate. Our message to creditors is simple. Absolutely send those consumers to collections. Because it is not a punishment to do so.

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