Account Recovery
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Today’s webinar just happens to be on the topic of legal collections (register here) so it’s entirely timely to write about a court ruling involving a judgment. The debt originated from a judgment obtained back in December 2008. Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.
Collections Law
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Prepare prejudgment motions: Prior to any sort of litigation, you can attempt to secure payment of the debt in advance of litigation through prejudgment motions to ensure that you don’t just get a judgment for the debt, you also get paid.
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Credit Corp
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Creditors can also take legal actions to collect these debts, including judgments. Making arrangements to pay a charged off account removes you from the collections process. That means you don’t have to worry about collectors or legal collection activity in the future. Should I Pay Charged Off Amounts?
True Accord
MAY 26, 2022
On May 23, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), in partnership with the New York Attorney General, filed a proposed judgment against a debt collection enterprise with a history of deception and harassment to pay $4 million and be permanently banned from the debt collection industry.
Collection Industry News
OCTOBER 19, 2020
On Thursday of last week, the CFPB filed a stipulated judgment that effectively extends the CFPB’s prior consent order with Encore for five more years in addition to applying certain monetary penalties. Just like that, the case is now over. The penalties include $15 million in civil penalties and $78,000 in monetary relief.
Burt and Associates
OCTOBER 31, 2024
After winning a court judgment absolving them of rental debt, one tenant found that the debt collector refused to remove the debt from their record, blocking them from securing new housing and impacting their credit. Complaints range from wrongful deductions of security deposits to inflated fees for routine maintenance.
Burt and Associates
OCTOBER 31, 2024
After winning a court judgment absolving them of rental debt, one tenant found that the debt collector refused to remove the debt from their record, blocking them from securing new housing and impacting their credit. Complaints range from wrongful deductions of security deposits to inflated fees for routine maintenance.
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