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Why Buffalo is a hub for illegal debt collectors

Collection Industry News

Ciffa’s offices in Niagara Falls and Kenmore, debt collectors intimidated their victims with illegal threats of arrests and lawsuits. According to federal prosecutors, an elderly cancer patient in Texas was so rattled by the threats that she borrowed $500 from her sister to help pay off a debt of $1,285. Source: site.

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Sixth Circuit Doubles Down Despite Impending U.S. Supreme Court Decision

Consumer Financial Services Law

McCarthy & Holthus LLP regarding whether non-judicial foreclosures qualify as debt collection under the FDCPA, the Sixth Circuit doubled down on its position that non-judicial foreclosures are debt collection. Building on its 2013 decision in Glazer v. Chase Home Finance LLC., 3d 453 (6th Cir. Chase Home Finance LLC.,

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Emerging Trends In FDCPA Litigation Against Community Association Attorneys

FDCPA Defense

This would render meaningless the FDCPA's carefully drawn distinction between debt collectors and enforcers of security interests, and expand the scope of the FDCPA well past the boundary of clear congressional intent and common sense.” 2013 WL 1249598, at *8 (D. AOAO of Lihue Townhouse, 2013 WL 139058, at *5 (D.

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The “Least Sophisticated Debtor” Is Getting More Sophisticated, And Has An Improved Memory Too

FDCPA Defense

There, the collection law firm defendant communicated with plaintiff on a number of occasions, and each time the firm identified itself as a “debt collector,” as required by section 1692e(11) of the FDCPA. Thank You,” without specifically reciting he was a “debt collector.” On appeal, the Ninth Circuit reversed.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

By ignoring warning signs that the merchants were fake, millions of dollars of consumers’ credit card payments were laundered to the scammers from 2012 to 2013. The bill further “establishes debt collection protections during a public health emergency declared by the Mayor.” For more information, click here.