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

Contact you at work if the debt collector knows or believes your employer prohibits personal calls. 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.

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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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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 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 16, 2023

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) are two pro-consumer statutes. Florida’s Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) Part 1: Understanding the FCCPA (jimersonfirm.com) . Jimerson Birr (jimersonfirm.com).

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