Debt Collection Answers

JUNE 23, 2016

Have you thought about using a balance transfer to pay a debt collector or to consolidate debt with high interest rates? This article, which quotes the co-author of the free Debt Collection Answers ebook Gerri Detweiler, provides essential advice. That strategy can work but you have to be very careful.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The court was also dismissive of the consumer’s nonsensical argument that the debt collector somehow violated the FDCPA by advising the consumer of its rights under the FDCPA. The consumer therefore argued that by making the disclosures, the debt collector violated the FDCPA. 3, 2016) at Dkt No. Illobre at *12.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Creditors and debt collectors who utilize pre-collect practices should pay close attention to a recent opinion from the Eastern District of Michigan. 1, 2016), the collection agency agreed to provide the creditor with demand letter services which involved a series of three letters per debt account. . In Parker Burns v.

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FDCPA Defense

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

If a fine is not a “debt” than it would follow logically that attorney’s fees and costs incurred while attempting to recover the fine also would not be covered. At least one court, however, has suggested that an HOA fine may qualify as a “debt” subject to the FDCPA. Are You Engaged In “Debt Collection” Under The FDCPA?

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FDCPA Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

These decisions effectively hold that it is misleading to accurately state the exact balance due as of the date of the communication with the debtor, if the collector knows the stated balance is increasing, or is likely to increase, before the debtor pays it. 2016) and Carlin v. 2016), amended (May 22. 3d 72 (2d Cir. filed (U.S.

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Troutman Sanders

DECEMBER 19, 2023

On December 12, the U.S. On December 12, the FTC announced that it had finalized a new rule — the Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Rule — addressing two types of illegal tactics consumers allegedly face when buying a car: bait-and-switch tactics and hidden junk fees. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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FDCPA Defense

MAY 11, 2017

The Court held that “the defendant’s letter included a clear disclaimer explaining the limited extent of their involvement in the collection of Greco’s debt.” 12-14, 18-23. at 365; see also Jones v. Dufek , 830 F.3d 3d 523 (D.C. See In the Matter of: Works & Lentz, Inc., Administrative Proceeding File No.

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