Jimerson Firm

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In the event the borrower defaults, usually by failing to make loan payments, a secured creditor has a right to take possession of the collateral. The quickest and cheapest way for a secured creditor to take possession of the collateral is by self-help repossession. 679.609, Fla. What Does it Mean to “Breach the Peace”? 2d at 625 (Fla.

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Account Recovery

JULY 26, 2023

In an announcement that is likely to have every creditor — especially those in the financial services industry — reaching out to their third-party partners, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency yesterday announced that American Express National Bank has paid a $15 million fine for not properly governing or overseeing how a third-party (..)

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Account Recovery

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

“Adrian has played a leading role in driving the development of innovation and transformations at top global financial services institutions. returns capital to banks and other creditors to help expand financial services for consumers in the Americas, Europe and Australia. About PRA Group, Inc.As

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Account Recovery

MARCH 10, 2025

AG Releases Guide to Help Protect Consumers Assets Maybe its a coincidence or maybe its a sign of the expected ramp-up in enforcement and attention that state attorneys general are going to be paying to the financial services industry broadly, including companies in credit and collections, but the Attorney General of New York has issued a guide aimed (..)

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Better Credit Blog

AUGUST 22, 2020

If you have an unpaid medical bill, you may begin to hear from a debt collector known as CMRE Financial Services. CMRE Financial Services is a collection agency that collects medical debts on behalf of hospitals and other healthcare businesses. What is CMRE Financial Services? Know Your Rights.

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Better Credit Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Have you noticed a company called Phoenix Financial Services on your credit report? If you are interested in removing Phoenix Financial Services from your credit report, check out our article below for a full how-to guide on how to clean up your report and boost your score. What is Phoenix Financial Services?

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FFGN COLLECT NY

MAY 24, 2022

Confessions of judgment may no longer be permitted as part of the necessary documents when buying or selling financial services or products to consumers in New York. It should be noted that New York does not allow creditors and their agents to convert out-of-state judgments entered by consent or confession.

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Jimerson Firm

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Any secured creditor, large or small, may encounter a situation in which it is preferable to retain or recover the collateral in a transaction without having to sell the collateral itself. The purpose of this article is to make creditors aware of what is and is not possible to do under Florida law. 679.609(1). 679.620(6). In Hohns v.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week: Federal Activities State Activities Federal Activities: On November 9, while at the New York Bankers Association’s Financial Services Forum, Federal Reserve Governor (..)

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 31, 2022

Federal Activities: On May 26, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) confirmed that federal anti-discrimination law requires companies to explain to applicants the specific reasons for denying a credit application or taking other adverse actions, even if the creditor relies on credit models using complex algorithms.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

State Activities: On October 30, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed House Bill 568, which automatically exempts emergency relief payments, as defined in the bill, from the creditor process, including garnishments and liens. To read the full statement, click here.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The bill amends existing law allowing a judgment creditor to apply for an order requiring the judgment debtor to appear before the court and provide information to aid in the enforcement of a money judgment. A willful violation of this provision would be considered a crime and this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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Troutman Sanders

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The plaintiffs, led by the Arizona Creditors Bar Association, Inc., For more information, click here. contend Proposition 209 should be declared void due to the vagueness of the savings clause. The evidentiary hearing occurred on December 16, 2022. For more information, click here.

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Nexa Collect

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Individuals can be legally forced to pay their debts with their cryptocurrency, but the creditor must have a judgment which states that the debtor is obligated to pay off the debt, including any cryptocurrency they own. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) claims digital assets like properties. government earlier before?

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 9, 2023

Among other things, the bill: (1) caps the rate of interest on medical debt to 3% per annum; (2) requires a debt collector or collection agency collecting on a medical debt to provide the consumer, upon the consumer’s written or oral request, an itemized statement concerning the debt, while allowing the consumer to dispute the validity of the debt (..)

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Troutman Sanders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Attorney General James stated, “No consumer should be sued over a debt they do not legally owe or which a creditor has no right to collect, but as we recover financially from COVID-19, we are seeing more and more debt collectors come out of the woodwork with outrageous claims.” For more information, click here.

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Troutman Sanders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The three phone call limit includes all phone numbers and accounts the creditor or collector has for the consumer, but does not include consumer calls made to a collector or calls by a collector in response to a consumer’s request for a returned call.

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Troutman Sanders

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

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Burr Forman

AUGUST 19, 2021

Erich Durlacher – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. David Elliott – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance. India Vincent – Birmingham, Trademark Law. 2022 Best Lawyers in America. Clarke – Real Estate Law.

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Troutman Sanders

AUGUST 9, 2021

Under civil case procedures established by the rules, a foreclosing creditor cannot obtain a judgment against a homeowner until certifying that loan modification and “loss mitigation” negotiations were attempted with the borrower.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

OCTOBER 20, 2021

When considering what funds are exempt from judgment enforcement and the reach of judgment creditors, New York and the federal government draw a line between enforcing judgments against consumers and enforcing judgments against commercial entities. Any objections to the debtor’s exemption must be made within 7 days.

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Troutman Sanders

MARCH 22, 2021

HB 5068, passed during special session after the first round of federal support payments, makes the first $1,200 of any COVID-19-related economic relief payments exempt from garnishment by debt collectors and creditors. For more information, click here. On March 10, the Oklahoma Senate passed a health care debt collection bill.

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Troutman Sanders

JULY 27, 2020

3841, a bill that protects the stimulus funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) from being garnished by judgement creditors and debt collectors, similar to how Social Security payments are exempt from being garnished. On July 23, 2020, the Senate unanimously passed S. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 10, 2021

On May 6, New Jersey Senate Bill 3669 was referred to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. SB 3669 would provide mortgage payment relief for residential property owners and small landlords during the COVID-19 emergency period. ” For more information, click here.

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Jimerson Firm

APRIL 9, 2024

When a court enters a civil money judgment, it creates a judgment debtor and a judgment creditor. If the judgment debtor fails or refuses to pay the amount of the judgment, the judgment creditor may elect to use statutory collection methods to partially or fully satisfy the judgment.

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Troutman Sanders

JULY 7, 2021

The law does not impact most third-party collection agencies, but it does impact some creditors and debt buyers. The licensed entities include vehicle finance companies, traditional installment lenders, and mortgage lenders. For more information, click here.

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Jimerson Firm

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Self-Help Repossession: In Florida, a secured creditor may use self-help repossession to take possession of collateral, provided its efforts do not breach the peace. Florida case law provides that a breach of the peace occurs if the secured creditor enters the debtor’s land to repossess the collateral, without the debtor’s consent.

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CSA

MARCH 4, 2021

Similarly, Baroness Kramer (LibDem) also spoke strongly against the amendment, making a positive case for the value of debt purchase in freeing up capital and liquidity for creditors who in turn make credit available for others. She said that the Bennett amendment would ?constrain

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Consumer Financial Services Law

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Creditors and debt collectors who utilize pre-collect practices should pay close attention to a recent opinion from the Eastern District of Michigan. 1, 2016), the collection agency agreed to provide the creditor with demand letter services which involved a series of three letters per debt account. In Parker Burns v.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

OCTOBER 31, 2021

As debt collectors make the final push towards implementation, there are crucial conversations debt collectors should be having with creditors to ensure a smooth transition. Moreover, the creditor will need to include with the balance an itemization of the interest, fees, payments, and credits which have accrued since the itemization date.

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Troutman Sanders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Although the credit union’s tradeline was updated to reflect that the account was “closed” and in collections, and the collection agency’s tradeline indicated that the credit union was the original creditor, both tradelines showed a balance, albeit for different amounts — $18,340 for the credit union and $20,875 for the collection agency.

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Qualco

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A solution that will enable creditors to quickly do analyses of a vast amount of data from multiple sources; have access to insights about delinquency status, and ways to efficiently manage customers that default. This also enables creditors to reach out to their customers at the right time, using the right channels. The solution.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

MARCH 8, 2018

Dunn A District Court in the Seventh Circuit has held that a debt collector may not avail itself of the § 1692k(c) bona fide error defense if it “intentionally chose to present conflicting information,” even if that conflicting information was provided to it by the creditor. In Garcia v. Miramed Revenue Group, LLC , 2018 U.S.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The defendant offered a “pause” program that allowed the plaintiff to suspend service for up to nine months at a cost of $5 per month, which the plaintiff accepted. Ultimately, the plaintiff filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, listed the defendant as an unsecured creditor, and obtained a discharge of her debt.

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Jimerson Firm

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

At the same time, however, the account owner/debtor is still responsible for the balance, and the lender/creditor can still make an effort to collect what is owed, with obvious exceptions being discharged or dischargeable bankruptcy filings. Charging Off” Uncollectable Debt. 1.6050P-1(b)(2)(i). See IRS Info. 2005–0207, 2005 WL 3561135 (Dec.

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Jimerson Firm

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

draft settlement statement. satisfactory arrangements must have been made for payment of the SBA loan balance that will remain after receipt of the sale proceeds, unless the release is part of a compromise agreement.

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BN Lawyers

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Brit Suttell wins the National Creditors Bar Association Donald Kramer Award for efforts on behalf of Credit and Legal Collections Industry. AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA, October 23, 2020 / EINPresswire.com / — Brit Suttell has been awarded the National Creditor’s Bar Association’s Donald Kramer Award. Barron & Newburger, P.C.

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