Taurus Collect

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Navigating the convoluted terrain of debt collection can be a daunting task for businesses big and small. However, understanding the crucial steps in the debt collection process can empower businesses to retrieve owed money efficiently and legally, thus enhancing their financial health.

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Collections Law

APRIL 1, 2020

Collecting debts from debtors having assets in Massachusetts while you are in another state or a different country used to be difficult, even if you had a judgment against them. Our Experienced Collections Attorneys Knows How to Enforce Foreign Judgments in Massachusetts. Not Just Domestication — Enforcement, Too.

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Taurus Collect

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Dealing with a collection agency can often feel like navigating a maze, especially when there seems to be a change in your account’s open date. If you’ve found yourself in this situation, you’re likely asking, “Can a collection agency change an account’s open date?”

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Taurus Collect

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Understanding the art of debt collection can be a challenging task for any business, especially when the debtor refuses to pay despite many reminders. In such situations, engaging a collections agency becomes inevitable. Access to Documentation: Ensure that your chosen collections agency has full access to these documents.

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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. These lawsuits are typically based upon an allegedly improper 3-day notice sent to a tenant/debtor.

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Jimerson Firm

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Two important statutes for all businesses to be aware of are the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. A person attempting to collect his or her “own” debt, is not a debt collector under the FDCPA. See Stanley v.

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Sawin & Shea

AUGUST 24, 2020

Bankruptcy can also stop or delay a home or mortgage foreclosure, stop collection actions, stop garnishments and lawsuits. Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Chapter 13 bankruptcy is a reorganization of debts for debtors with regular income. Debt collection agencies can be thoroughly unpleasant. What does each one mean?

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Stevens Lloyd

JULY 17, 2018

However, in case, your all efforts to collect the debt get unsuccessful, you can take the advantage of debt collection services. Whether it’s a new client or an old one, you have the right and obligation to collect the amount you are owed. Getting angry and using abusive language against them is not the right solution.

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The McHughes Law Firm

JUNE 22, 2016

In today’s volatile marketplace, the existence of a personal guarantee may provide the only viable basis for collecting outstanding receivables from a corporate obligor experiencing financial difficulty. A provision for the recovery of collection expenses and attorney’s fees should be inserted.

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Direct Recovery

JUNE 24, 2020

With an unprecedented number of Americans filing for unemployment, debt collection has been harder than ever for collectors who are attempting to work from home, and business isn’t going to get any better on account of those $1,200 stimulus checks, especially here in California. Money Collected Must Be Returned.

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Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Last week, the CFPB issued a Consent Order against a New Jersey based debt-collection agency (Agency) over allegations that the Agency regularly violated the FDCPA and the CFPA in the course of their collection activity.

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Sawin & Shea

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

If you are a victim of debt collector harassment, it’s important to know the debt collection laws, and consider your options for debt relief. Chapter 7 is also known as liquidation bankruptcy because in exchange for receiving a discharge of most kinds of debts, the debtor has to give up non-exempt assets.

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The Kaplan Group

APRIL 12, 2021

All too often, commercial debt collection becomes a negotiation. This could be more money, faster payments, avoiding court, or if necessary, the final outcome in court and the subsequent judgment collection process. One of the most common issues we see is no provision for the imposition of collection fees on the customer.

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 12, 2024

In collecting consumer debts, no person shall: (9) Claim, attempt, or threaten to enforce a debt when such person knows that the debt is not legitimate, or assert the existence of some other legal right when such person knows that the right does not exist. Section 559.72(9) 9) , provides as follows: 559.72 Prohibited

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FFGN COLLECT NY

APRIL 6, 2021

While the underlying agreement or contract may seem straightforward, you need to do a thorough evaluation to make sure you aren’t waiving your legal rights by signing the contract. The change in law prohibited the use of confessions of judgment for all debtors residing outside of New York State. Let us help.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The order stated that “a creditor may have the right to enforce a valid lien such as a mortgage or security interest. Also, a debtor may voluntarily pay any debt that has been discharged.” Instead, the statement repeatedly stated that it was for informational purposes only and was not an attempt to collect a debt.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

JANUARY 31, 2024

That would include pursuing a Debt collection company that acts deceptively and fraudulently. As guardian of the rights of the people (and small businesses) the New York State Attorney General pursues bad actors. Some Debt collection companies act wrongly and engage in Fraudulent and deceptive behaviors.

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