Account Recovery

MAY 31, 2022

Supreme Court Rules in Workers’ Comp Case; Calif.

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Account Recovery

MAY 31, 2022

The Florida Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling holding that an individual subjected to debt collection activities for an injury covered by workers’ compensation can sue under the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act instead of the state’s Department of Financial Services holding jurisdiction.

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Account Recovery

MARCH 29, 2022

Judge Denies Defendant’s MSJ in FCCPA Case; Ignite!

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Enterprise Recovery

JULY 7, 2023

Agencies that collect from individuals will use different collection tactics and are subject to harsher regulations than those that collect from businesses. Often these agencies choose to separate consumer collections from commercial collections because the processes vary.

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Account Recovery

MAY 29, 2024

A District Court judge in Florida has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a class-action lawsuit involving alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Florida Consumer Collection Protection Act.

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Account Recovery

JANUARY 28, 2021

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant that was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act because of alleged misrepresentations made by another entity that was collecting on the defendant’s behalf.

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Account Recovery

JUNE 24, 2021

A District Court judge in Florida has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment on most of the claims in a lawsuit accusing it of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act by misrepresenting that the collector was an attorney and by using obscene and profane language during … (..)

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Nexa Collect

JULY 13, 2021

If they have experience in consumer collections and have a nationwide debt collection license, it is an added advantage. Need a cost-effective Collection Agency? Collection fees charged by collection agencies are relatively low when compared to consumer collections. Contact Us.

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Account Recovery

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A collection operation has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine to the Connecticut Department of Banking for operating in the state without the proper license to collect. The Background: The company operated in Connecticut as a licensed consumer collection agency from 2010 through 2018, when its license expired.

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Account Recovery

AUGUST 31, 2023

The Connecticut Department of Banking has reduced the fine against a law firm that was operating in the state without a consumer collection agency license to $20,000 from $100,000, largely on the basis that the law firm is no longer in business. A copy of the order with the Law Offices of David M. Katz […]

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Account Recovery

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The background: The case began in August 2022, when the plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the defendant, alleging violations of both the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act and the FDCPA.

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Account Recovery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The plaintiff claimed that this late-hour email violated both the FDCPA and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA), which restrict communications with consumers outside certain hours. Specifically, under both acts, a debt collector may not communicate with a consumer between 9 p.m.

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American Profit Recovery

OCTOBER 18, 2023

First, in B2B collections, the amount owed to your organization can be substantially higher than in consumer situations. That’s not to take away from smaller amounts that you may find in consumer collections.

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American Profit Recovery

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

That includes laws and regulations surrounding debt collections and regular training to build the necessary skills to navigate the collection process effectively. A critical part of training is also how to create resolutions through negotiations as well as the human element of building trust with consumers.

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Jimerson Firm

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Businesses throughout Florida should be aware of consumer statutes that provide remedies to consumers and impose liability to businesses, even for small technical violations. Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA). Florida’s Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) Part 1: Understanding the FCCPA.

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Account Recovery

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The plaintiff was seeking assistance with personal legal matters, and the attorney and his firm provided legal representation related to the FDCPA and the Florida Consumer Collection Protection Act. The background: The plaintiff, a Florida resident, originally sought legal representation from one of the defendants in October 2023.

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American Profit Recovery

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

And because you may be sending commercial accounts to your collection agency in other states, you’ll want to know that debt collection professionals understand that there can be different collection laws from state to state. What can we provide a commercial collection agency to improve our results?

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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.

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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. As such, businesses need to be aware of the statute and the risk and liability of the statute. 17) or whether courts broadly interpret the statute to include emails.

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American Profit Recovery

APRIL 9, 2021

Some restrictions can reduce credit to consumers. Collection laws and regulations are in place for a reason. They are there to protect the consumer.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Bureau educates, establishes and enforces rules, and has a compliance arm addressing debt collection as it relates to consumer collections. The CFPB regulates debt collection only as it relates to consumer debt. Each state has its own set of rules to complement the federal rules enforced by the CFPB.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Commissioner alleged in the order that the firm had acted as a consumer collection agency in Connecticut without a consumer collection agency license, in violation of § 36a-801(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes. The firm had 14 days to request a hearing, but failed to do so.

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Katabat

DECEMBER 2, 2019

SoFi will leverage Katabat’s industry-leading Restore collections platform, to deliver an omnichannel experience for consumer collections. WILMINGTON, Del., 3, 2019 – Katabat, a leading global supplier of debt management software solutions, today announced that SoFi, a leading personal finance company in the U.S.,

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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 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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Credit Management Company

JANUARY 25, 2022

Agencies work on a contingency basis - they only get paid when the debt has been collected. However, a commercial collection agency is unlike a consumer collection agency. B2B Collection FDCPA and Regulations. You might be wondering which restrictions apply to commercial collection firms and agents.

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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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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 12, 2024

The landlord/management company also must evaluate its risk exposure and implement a strong strategy for defending against such claims.

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Burr Forman

JUNE 7, 2021

She advises clients and in-house counsel in litigation arising under the Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Florida Consumer Collections Practices Act, Fair Debt Collections Practices Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, among others.

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Account Recovery

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A District Court judge in Illinois has denied a healthcare provider’s motion to dismiss a claim it violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (ICFA) and a collection agency’s motion to strike class allegations it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in a debt parking case on a medical debt.

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American Profit Recovery

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

To say there is endless misinformation about debt collections in the media and on the Internet would be a vast understatement. Right up front, you should know that the debt collection industry provides critical and necessary support to not only consumers and the business community but the overall economy.

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American Profit Recovery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

This work helps the overall economy, consumers that may be struggling with ongoing debt, and small businesses struggling to meet payroll and other expenses. The debt collection industry helps larger organizations keep costs down and keeps the workforce employed.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

MAY 17, 2023

Legislative changes affecting consumer collections for consumer credit transactions recovery went into effect in 2022 largely as a result of the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (CCFA). As a result, the law specifies documents required to file a consumer debt collection case in New York.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

MAY 17, 2023

Legislative changes affecting consumer collections for tuition recovery went into effect in 2022 largely as a result of the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (CCFA). As a result, the law specifies documents required to file a consumer debt collection case in New York.

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Qualco

APRIL 15, 2024

This results in labour-intensive and time-consuming collection processes that are less effective and more costly, leading to elevated implementation, maintenance, and training expenses.

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Troutman Sanders

MARCH 30, 2023

A federal district court in the Middle District of Florida recently dismissed a pro se plaintiff’s Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) action as time-barred because the defendants filed the foreclosure that was the basis for the plaintiff’s claims over four years prior.

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 24, 2022

(SoLo) for allegedly engaging in unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices (UDAAPs) in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, as well as for operating in Connecticut without a small loan company license or a consumer collection agency license.

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