Account Recovery

JANUARY 20, 2025

Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over ID Theft A District Court judge in Illinois has granted a defendants motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling the plaintiff lacked standing after alleging violations related to a disputed debt originating from identity theft. More details here.

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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. In New York State, it’s the Department of Financial Services. The CFPB regulates debt collection only as it relates to consumer debt.

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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. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA). Section 559.77 559.552, Fla. Conclusion.

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Burr Forman

JUNE 7, 2021

At Burr & Forman, Simms-Petredis serves as a Partner in the firm’s Financial Services group with a focus on financial litigation and compliance. “HCBA has had such an impact on me and my career, and it is my pleasure to continue giving back in any way that I can.”.

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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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Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Commonwealth Financial Systems is a nonbank corporation with its principal place of business in Dickson City, Pennsylvania. Commonwealth is a third-party debt collector that specializes in the collection of past-due medical debts and furnishes information about consumer collection accounts to consumer reporting companies.

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