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Illinois Federal District Court Grants Summary Judgment Holding Use of a Local Area Code by a Non-Local Debt Collector Does Not Give Rise to a FDCPA Claim

Troutman Sanders

When the mother became delinquent on her credit card account, the creditor hired the defendant to collect the debt. Between September 30 and November 11, 2020, the defendant placed 17 calls to the daughter at a number it believed belonged to the mother. The matter involved two plaintiffs, a mother and her daughter.

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Yes, Debt Collectors Can Still Call Numbers Supplied to Creditors as Part of Underlying Transaction

Collection Industry News

Here’s some bedrock—debt collectors can call numbers supplied by the consumer to an original creditor as part of a credit transaction. October 6, 2020). Imagine reading that rather than an 11-page-long court decision! The consent flows “downhill” in that instance, automatically. DataSearch, Inc., (W.D.

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Debt Collectors Are Thriving This Year – And Now They’re Filing Even More Suits

Collection Industry News

It was a great time to be a debt collector. In August, Encore Capital, the largest debt buyer in the country, announced that it had doubled its previous record for earnings in a quarter. The only people who would do this are debt collectors who have no ongoing relationship with someone.” In 2020, about $472.50

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New York City DCA Issues Covert Regs Governing Interactions with Consumers Who Do Not Speak English

BN Lawyers

On June 11, 2020, the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (“DCA”) released amendments to its debt collection regulations aimed at addressing communications with consumers who may have limited English proficiency (the “Amendments”). 6 RCNY § 62-193(b)(5). See 6 RCNY § 5-77(d)(19). 6 RCNY § 5-77(f)(2)(vii) and (viii).

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Court: “Confusion, Stress, Concern, and Fear” Alone Are Not Enough to Create Concrete Injury Under FDCPA

Troutman Sanders

The plaintiff, an individual consumer, filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, including in his schedules a debt for past-due rent for a former apartment. After the plaintiff obtained his bankruptcy discharge, the defendant debt collector sent the plaintiff two collection letters, demanding payment of the debt for past-due rent.

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COVID-19 Collections Impact Bulletin: State Responses (December 2020 Update)

Burr Forman

Financial institutions, servicers, lenders, and debt collectors must stay up-to-date on evolving federal and state laws stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, as such laws impact all facets of consumer loan servicing and debt collection. On August 31, 2020, the state legislature enacted the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020.

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Monthly Accounts Receivables Roundup for October 2021

Katabat

This means that our industry can do a lot of good by working with consumers to help reduce their debt, and by offering robust omnichannel communications to allow consumers to communicate with debt collectors using their preferred method of communication (as some find it intimidating to talk over the phone about debt issues.)