Collections Law

JULY 28, 2023

Large businesses and corporations that encounter nonpayment of business debt may assume that getting a court judgment against the non-paying company is all that is necessary. There are companies who will still withhold payment even after a court judgment. When they do, you need an attorney who knows how to collect on a judgment.

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Nexa Collect

JANUARY 19, 2022

A debt collector has several ways to find your latest address, phone number, and employer information. If you do not dispute the debt within 30 days of the first contact made to you (through phone or letter or other permissible means), the debt is considered valid, and the debt collector can continue to contact you.

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Nexa Collect

JUNE 10, 2023

Here are some ways AI can be used in debt collections: Automated Communication: AI-powered chatbots can handle initial interactions with debtors, engage in conversations, and answer frequently asked questions. Lowering Collection Costs: Human debt collectors take a significant percentage of all money recovered by them.

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Troutman Sanders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

District Court for the Southern District of California, granting summary judgment in favor of a debt collector in a Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) case. In doing so, it held that a collection letter, which indicated that the debtor could only dispute the underlying debt in writing, violated the FDCPA.

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Nexa Collect

MARCH 12, 2021

Debt collection agencies in PR include Kinum , TSI , CICA, ILCA and Professional recoveries. Spanish and English-speaking debt collectors are required for Puerto Rico debt collection. Local debt collectors ). All that being said, in Puerto Rico interest is allowed on money judgments, at a rate of 6%.

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Credit Corp

AUGUST 31, 2021

Getting calls from debt collectors can be frustrating and even confusing. That’s even truer when someone is contacting you about an old debt you forgot about, thought was long resolved, or didn’t know about in the first place. Can a debt collector collect after 10 years, for example? In This Piece.

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Collections Law

JULY 6, 2021

Cohen LLC, you will find that the process of domesticating and enforcing foreign judgments against your debtors is a much more straightforward process than one would typically expect. Filing of Judgments. Using Aggressive Methods to Collect Your Debt. With Notice vs. Ex Parte. Cohen LLC is second to none.

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Nexa Collect

JUNE 18, 2023

Since debt collectors are on the phone all day long, they know every tactic to get paid. Legal Action : In some cases, if the debt remains unpaid for a long period, the collection agency may decide to take legal action against the patient. This could involve filing a lawsuit to seek a judgment for the amount owed.

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Direct Recovery

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Dealing with debt collectors is a frustrating experience for anyone to deal with, regardless of the underlying reasons for the situation. There are strict limits on how frequently a debt collector is permitted to call someone here in California, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t allowed to contact you at all.

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 18, 2022

Finding that the defendant debt collector was entitled to rely on the information provided by its client about the name of the debtor, a district court judge in Washington state granted summary judgment in favor of Puget Sound Collections, Inc. PSC) in a Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) case.

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Collections Law

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Collecting on a foreign judgment from a debtor in another state can be complicated, but not impossible. Cohen & Associates LLC, we regularly counsel out-of-state clients on debt collection from their debtors who have assets in Massachusetts. After 30 days, the judgment is executed in Massachusetts.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Is there a law in NYC that protects consumers and debtors from debt collecting agencies, businesses, and their attorneys? Suppose you are under constant pressure from these agencies and their legal representatives to settle your debt. Consumers must be aware that the debt they are being collected for is valid.

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Collections Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Unfortunately, when a company has experience as a debtor, sometimes, this has given them an opportunity to learn a few tricks to try and avoid collection efforts. Cohen & Associates LLC know that debtors will sometimes go to great lengths to avoid paying their debts. Obtaining a judgment whether procedurally or at trial.

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Collections Law

JULY 25, 2024

With a thorough understanding of the idiosyncrasies of Massachusetts collections laws, they can lend their extensive knowledge to your company’s outstanding debts with post-judgment collection strategies, like bank attachments. A bank attachment is a powerful post-judgment collection tool. What is a bank attachment?

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 9, 2023

LLC , the district court for the Northern District of Illinois confirmed the long-standing principle that not all communications sent from a debt collector to a debtor are governed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). ARI acquired a debt owed by the plaintiff. Absolute Resolutions Investments.,

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 16, 2021

Med-1 Solutions LLC , an Indiana district court granted partial summary judgment for the defendant in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case. Both parties moved for summary judgment. The district court denied the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and granted partial summary judgment for the defendant.

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Collections Law

JANUARY 7, 2021

If you are an out-of-state business dealing with a delinquent debtor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, it’s a much more straightforward process than you might think to domesticate your judgment. However, it is still an uphill battle to have such a judgment enforced. Attachment of Assets. Supplementary Process.

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Collections Law

APRIL 1, 2020

Collecting debts from debtors having assets in Massachusetts while you are in another state or a different country used to be difficult, even if you had a judgment against them. Massachusetts was among the few states that had not adopted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgment Act.

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Collections Law

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

You would think that winning a judgment in your debt collection case would be the end of your legal ordeal. Just because a court has decided that your debtor does indeed owe you money, does not always mean that your debtor is actually going to pay the money they owe you. Winning a judgment doesn’t always equal payment.

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Taurus Collect

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Experiencing a constant barrage of calls from debt collectors can be overwhelming, to say the least. Many wonder, “How many times can a debt collector call me in one day?” Harassment or Abuse: The FDCPA prohibits debt collectors from using abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices. or after 9 p.m.,

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Collections Law

MAY 7, 2021

Winning your case in court is often the easy part of the legal debt collection process; it’s collecting your payment post-judgment where things get challenging and require a bit of strategy. Finding Your Debtor’s Assets. The first step in this process is determining which of your debtor’s assets can be seized to get you paid.

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Collections Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Like nearly every other state as of 2020, Massachusetts finally adopted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, allowing out-of-state judgments to be domesticated by Massachusetts attorneys. How We Can File Foreign Judgments for Domestication By Registration. Cohen LLC has experience with. Registration vs. Litigation.

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Burr Forman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

On August 31, 2021, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment decision from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and remanded the action with instructions to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Both of the parties moved for summary judgment. See Wadsworth v.

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Collections Law

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As a business owner, knowing the appropriate action that you can take to deal with out of state delinquent debtors is essential to the bottom line. The first step should be finding someone who can be in your corner and fight to collect your bad debts until they either collect the bad debt or no one else can.

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Collections Law

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Trying to collect on your foreign judgment can sometimes appear a futile effort with unfamiliar road blocks seeming to protect the judgment debtors. We want to see you collect on your bad debt, and will fight tooth and nail for you for as long as it takes. The Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen LLC does just that.

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Collections Law

AUGUST 11, 2020

Cohen LLC, you don’t have to suffer from the stress and frustration that comes with the legwork involved in following up with debtors. You also don’t have to sit helplessly in the face of bad debts when your debtor fails to make payments. We Domesticate Foreign Judgments in Massachusetts. At the Law Offices of Alan M.

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National Service Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

The CFPB found Discover Bank to be in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act in three instances and in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in one.for a mistake that might catch other debt collectors unaware. whatever time zone they might be living in. In the case of Nigro v.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

A demand letter sent by a debt collector was not doomed by an incorrect statement of the creditor’s name. the debt collector’s initial letter stated as follows: Re: ENCOMPASS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS Account #: 3118797 Balance: $875.33 The debtor contended that the letter violated 15 U.S.C. In Santibanez v.

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Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 21, 2020

According to the Bureau’s Consent Order, the Agency began purchasing and collecting on consumer debt beginning in 2012, and hired debt collection law firms to assist in their collection efforts by suing debtors in 2014.

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Collections Law

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Legal action: Filing a lawsuit against the debtor is a legitimate and often necessary step to recover monies owed. Interest and attorney fees: You may be entitled to collect interest and attorney fees on the unpaid debt, depending on the contract terms. It is important that these communications are clear and professional.

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Collections Law

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Hiring the debt recovery collection attorneys at the Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen LLC is the answer to one of the most challenging aspects of running a business — tracking down delinquent debtors who refuse to pay. Cohen LLC work their hardest to persuade courts to enter orders attaching debtor’s assets.

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 23, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that a debt collector did not violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when it sent a consumer a collection letter inviting her to “eliminate further collection action” by calling the company, when in fact only written communication could legally stop collection activity.

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Troutman Sanders

JULY 28, 2020

Our cases make clear that a plaintiff must identify something beyond the mere enforcement of a security interest to establish that the defendants are acting as debt collectors subject to the FDCPA’s broad code of conduct. That remedy, called a deficiency judgment, is often available in judicial foreclosure proceedings.

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Public Citizen

OCTOBER 29, 2020

A new state survey from the National Consumer Law Center finds that not one jurisdiction’s laws meet basic standards so that debtors can continue to work productively to support themselves and their families. No Fresh Start 2020: Will States Let Debt Collectors Push Families into Poverty in the Wake of a Pandemic?

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FFGN COLLECT NY

JUNE 3, 2020

With both consumers and small businesses receiving funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and CARES Act, questions have come up as to whether these amounts can be frozen or garnished by debt collectors or creditors. Is garnishing PPP or CARES Act funds an option for satisfying outstanding monies owed to judgment creditors?

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Collection Industry News

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Axiom Acquisition Ventures, LLC (“Axiom”) bought Robert Valenzuela’s consumer debt from a bank after he allegedly defaulted on his personal loan payments. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, that a communication from a debt collector can have dual purposes, such as giving notice and demanding payment.

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National Service Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2015

These are important for debt collectors to avoid, especially because they’ve been emphasized recently. While it’s ultimately up to each agency to decide how to proceed with debt collections against servicemembers, one thing that would behoove all agencies is a better reporting system between creditors and debt collectors.

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