Account Recovery

AUGUST 27, 2024

According to the FDCPA, a debt collector is defined as an entity whose principal purpose is to collect debts owed to another party. Santander Consumer USA Inc. Learn more.

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Account Recovery

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Huff of the District Court for the Southern District of California denied this part of the motion, determining that the plaintiff’s allegations were sufficient to establish that the defendant was acting as a debt collector. Learn more.

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Nerd Wallet

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

A debt collector is a person, agency or company responsible for collecting money owed, usually on a past-due account. Lauren Schwahn writes for NerdWallet. Email: lschwahn@nerdwallet.com.

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Roths Child Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Santander bought the debt from a financier going through bankruptcy, which made Santander the owner of the debt. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act applies to third-party debt collectors that are collecting debts on behalf of creditors. As written, the U.S.

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Nexa Collect

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Being a third-party debt collector, they are well-versed with dealing all those excuses and know exactly how to get your money back to you. The internal staff of funeral homes is able to recover money in most cases but then there are those tough 10% of the cases where recovering money gets a bit out of hand.

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Public Citizen

OCTOBER 24, 2020

  In addition, the Symposium welcomes discussion over the recent decision by the Uniform Law Commission to address debt collection efforts by third-party debt collectors or buyers based on default judgments. 

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Consumer Financial Services Law

JANUARY 3, 2017

Consistent with this observation, the CFPB reports that consumers complained that accounts were forwarded to third party debt collectors for debts that were not owed and that, upon dispute, the third party debt collector returned the account to the creditor who then forwarded it to another third party debt collector; Consumers also complained that (..)

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The Act amends provisions of New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules, commonly referred to as the CPLR, and the Judiciary Law to require original creditors and third-party debt collectors to include certain information and documents when filing and prosecuting debt collection actions.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

In prepared remarks to the National Association of Federal Credit Unions, the CFPB provided some hint as to what we can expect with regard to first party debt collection rules. In July, the CFPB released a debt collection proposal regarding traditional third party debt collectors.

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Taurus Collect

JANUARY 2, 2023

A collection account is a debt turned over to a third-party debt collector or a debt collection agency because the borrower has failed to pay it as agreed. What is the difference between a collection account and a charge-off account? A collection account and a charge-off are two different things.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

JUNE 14, 2023

A federal law, the FDCPA governs the actions that all third-party debt collectors must take when collecting consumer debt, which includes the notice and disclosure requirements when contacting debtors, and limitations on such contact.

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Better Credit Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

If that’s the case, debt validation should clear things up quickly. Even more good news: this approach can work even if the debt is legit. Since Penn is a third-party debt collector, it may not have the info on file that it needs to validate your debt. How Does Penn Credit Work?

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 24, 2023

On December 28, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services released its debt collection rule amendments to 23 NYCRR 1, the regulation titled “Debt Collection by Third-Party Debt Collectors and Debt Buyers.” The initial proposed amendments were opened to public comment in late 2021.

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True Accord

JUNE 25, 2020

Debt sales play a unique role in the collections industry, as choosing between selling to a debt buyer and placing accounts with a third-party debt collector can make or break a brand. What is a debt buyer?

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Direct Recovery

JULY 31, 2024

Attempt to Impersonate Law Enforcement It might sound obvious that a commercial debt collector cannot impersonate a police officer, but it should also be noted that a third party debt collector also cannot attempt in any way to represent any type of government agency.

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Better Credit Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

Debt collectors are notorious for harassing consumers when they seek repayment, calling excessively and threatening to take actions that may not be legal. What you may not know is that you are protected by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), a law designed to keep third-party debt collectors in check when they contact you.

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Better Credit Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

This doesn’t mean you no longer owe this credit card debt; it means you no longer owe the credit card issuer the money. Instead, you now owe the money to the third-party debt collector. That said, there is no harm in trying this method even if Capital One still owns your old credit card debt.

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Better Credit Blog

AUGUST 14, 2020

Using a simple debt validation letter template , you may be able to get a collections entry removed from your credit report without paying a dime. Since these agencies are third-party debt collectors, they don’t always have all of their debts on record.

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Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Third party debt collectors must submit supporting affidavits from the original creditor and any prior assignors, with a witness to verify the debt’s chain of title. Complaints must include the name of the original creditor, the date and amount of last payment and the last four digits of the account number.

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Better Credit Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

You have 30 days to submit a debt validation letter, which you can craft with a free online template. Third-party debt collectors may not have enough information on hand to follow through with their collection attempts. When you fall behind on medical bills, they could be turned over to AMCOL Systems.

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Debt Free Colorado

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The Colorado UCCC, in addition to the federal FDCPA, gives additional safeguards to original creditors, third-party debt collectors, and debt buyers. Under the UCC, debt collection agencies aren’t allowed to take part in unfair and unethical debt collection practices such as: .

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Taurus Collect

AUGUST 15, 2023

This can result in a lawsuit, and if the court rules in the collector’s favour, they may be able to garnish wages or levy a bank account to recover the debt.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The new law has a direct impact on the collection of consumer claims within New York State and covers in-house collections efforts as well as those placed with a third-party debt collector including a collection attorney or agency.

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 1, 2022

The defendant, Preferred Collection & Management Services (Preferred Collection), is a third-party debt collector.

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Better Credit Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Whether you were too late to send in a debt validation letter or AARS was able to verify your debt, your next best option is to negotiate a pay-for-delete agreement. All you need to do is get AARS to agree to have the entry deleted in exchange for a payment.

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Credit Corp

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a federal law that protects consumers against certain unfair collection practices. It applies to only external or third-party debt collectors and only for personal debts. It does not come into play for creditors collecting their own debts.

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Better Credit Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

ConServe is a debt collection agency that may contact you regarding unpaid debts. They are a third-party debt collector, which means that they may be hired by your original creditor, or they may purchase your old debt on the chance that you pay them instead.

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Troutman Sanders

MARCH 17, 2023

Safe Home Security is also enjoined from violating state debt collection laws, must clearly disclose if interest will compound, must not misrepresent contract terms, including provisions about cancellation rights, and must not knowingly report incorrect information to consumer reporting agencies and third-party debt collectors.

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Direct Recovery

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Just like the original FDCPA, the updated version will only apply to third-party debt collectors, so anyone who is an original creditor will still be free to pursue collections outside of these new requirements. One change that isn’t included in the update is any type of protection from original creditors.

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Better Credit Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Individuals who’ve been targeted due to faulty reporting should absolutely start out with debt validation, but so should people who actually owe MBA Law money. As a third-party debt collector, MBA might not have the info it needs to validate your debt. All you have to do is mail in a letter.

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Better Credit Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

For some people, it’s human nature to ignore disturbing and annoying problems like third-party debt collectors putting your phone number on their speed dial. Just because Credence is legit doesn’t mean your debt is. Often, these third-party debt collectors get inaccurate information when they buy debt.

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 18, 2023

The NCLC presented several issues for consideration in the FCRA rulemaking process, including that the Bureau should (i) “establish strict requirements to regulate the furnishing of information regarding a debt in collections by third-party debt collectors and debt buyers”; (ii) “require translation of consumer reports by the [CRAs] into the eight (..)

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Debt Free Colorado

APRIL 1, 2021

Also, it’s a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) for a third party debt collector to disclose information about your debts to others. To: For privacy purposes I deleted the emails of 8 different people here. Anyone in a law firm understands how to use BCC.

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Credit Corp

JULY 20, 2020

Once your debt is charged off, your creditor will send a negative report to one or more of the credit reporting agencies. It may also attempt to collect on the debt through its own collection department, by sending your account to a third-party debt collector, or by selling the debt to a debt buyer.

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Better Credit Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

The company can write off debt at tax time. But writing off the debt doesn’t mean the creditor will stop its debt collection efforts. In fact, the company might even hire a third-party debt collector to handle the collection process.

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Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Commonwealth is a third-party debt collector that specializes in the collection of past-due medical debts and furnishes information about consumer collection accounts to consumer reporting companies.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

JANUARY 11, 2017

A New York District Court recently addressed the issue of whether the FDCPA requires passive debt buyers to personally register disputes or whether they can delegate that obligation to their third party debt collector/servicer. In Nunez v.

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