BN Lawyers

MARCH 21, 2019

McCarthy & Holthus, LLP, holding that that business engaged solely in non-judicial foreclosure activities are generally exempt from the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. The District Court dismissed the suit on the ground that the law firm was not a “debt collector” as defined in the FDCPA.

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Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed an award of summary judgment in favor of a defendant debt collector against claims that it violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by attempting to collect a debt that was discharged in bankruptcy and no longer owed.

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 11, 2021

On December 15, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided four cases which all dealt with the issue of standing within the context of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). In response, the HOA hired the law firm of Thrasher, Buschmann & Voelkel, P.C. In Brunett v.

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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. The issue in Ho v. ReconTrust Co., filed (U.S.

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FDCPA Defense

AUGUST 19, 2013

291 (1995), lawyers have known that if they seek to collect consumer debts for clients – even when doing so through litigation – they might qualify as a "debt collector" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. Click here for more information on what constitutes a "debt" under the FDCPA.

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