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. 2d 509 (Fla.

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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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FFGN COLLECT NY

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

If you have claims that are consumer in nature and you are close to the three-year statute and have not been able to elicit a response, review the claims and consider sending them to FFG&N or another collection firm.

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Troutman Sanders

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The plaintiffs sued for violations of the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the FCRA. In its summary judgment opinion, the court addressed only the FCRA claim, holding the plaintiffs’ dispute was inherently a legal one that was not actionable under section 1681s-2(b).

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Better Credit Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

BYL Collections isn’t a household name, but it collects for several businesses across multiple industries. Based in Westchester, Pennsylvania, BYL is a third-party collections agency that was founded in 1998. The agency specializes in consumer collections, commercial collections, and medical device recovery.

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FDCPA Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Attorneys and other entities that regularly engage in collection work for community associations may be subject to the requirements of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. as well as analogous state laws governing the consumer collection process. And this it did not do, directly or otherwise.

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Burr Forman

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Additionally, several counties and municipalities have enacted protections to limit collection activities by local government during the COVID-19 crisis. This legislation prohibits judgment creditors from initiating new “extraordinary” collection actions, including garnishment, attachment, levies, or execution.

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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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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 28, 2021

On June 23, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced a settlement and consent judgment against a prominent televangelist and his production company. Attorney General Schmitt filed suit in March 2020 for marketing “silver solution” as a potential cure for the coronavirus. For more information, click here.

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