Account Recovery

DECEMBER 19, 2024

A District Court Judge in Washington has granted a motion to dismiss filed by all the defendants in a Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that the plaintiff failed to adequately allege that the defendants actions were impermissible under the law.

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Account Recovery

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The states are following the lead of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is proceeding with a similar proposal.

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Debt Free Colorado

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Does Colorado Law Protect Me From Debt Collectors? When collecting a debt from you, collection agencies must adhere to federal and state rules. Fortunately, the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) protects all states. What is the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)?

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Collection Industry News

JANUARY 29, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently vacated judgment in favor of a debt collector against putative class action claims raised by a consumer that its collection letter violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by threatening action that could not legally be taken and amounting to a false representation.

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Collection Industry News

JUNE 1, 2023

Governments and regulatory bodies continually strive to strike a balance between consumer protection and enabling efficient debt recovery. New regulations, such as the implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the United States, aim to ensure fair debt collection practices and enhance consumer rights.

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Collection Industry News

MAY 18, 2021

Restrictions on the reporting or consideration of certain debt prevents lenders from seeing borrowers’ complete debt circumstances and clouds lenders’ ability to fairly assess borrowers’ creditworthiness. In March of 2019, SCOTUS unanimously held in Obduskey V.

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Better Credit Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Collections entries can bring down your score because they factor into your payment history, which is 35% of your score. In addition to diminishing your creditworthiness, having debt in collections can make your everyday life pretty stressful. Are you familiar with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ?

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