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NCLC Publishes Guide to Key FDCPA Rulings From 2021

Account Recovery

The National Consumer Law Center has published a guide of the key legal rulings related to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act that were issued in 2021, breaking down rulings according to different categories and providing a summary of the case law that was enacted last year.

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Daily Digest – April 25. Complaint Accuses Collector of Withholding Information; Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Assigned FDCPA Claims

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Complaint Accuses Collector of Withholding Information; Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Assigned FDCPA Claims first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net. Complaint Accuses Collector of Withholding Information; Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Assigned FDCPA Claims appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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A Sign of Things to Come? FDCPA, FCRA, and TCPA Filings Increase in January 2022 Compared to Same Time Period Last Year

Troutman Sanders

The filing lawsuits under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) increased dramatically in the first month of 2022 when compared to the number of filings in January and December 2021, per a report released recently by Web Recon LLC.

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CFPB Targets Convenience Fees in Latest Advisory Opinion

Troutman Sanders

(The agency has lumped many fees into this category whether they are credit card late fees, overdraft fees charged by banks, or, now, transaction fees for certain expedited forms of payment.) Another term of art used by the federal agency is “pay-to-pay.”. The CFPB foreshadowed this position five years ago.

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Can a Collection Agency Report to the Credit Bureau Without Notifying You?

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Can a collection agency report to a credit bureau without notifying you? Knowing illegal debt collection practices can help identify when you’re being treated unfairly. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a federal law that protects consumers against certain unfair collection practices.

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Can Debt Collectors Call on Holidays?

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Can Debt Collectors Call on Holidays? While technically there are no specific prohibitions on debt collectors calling on holidays, it may fall into a category that’s not allowed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). What Hours Can a Debt Collector Call? Ask Them to Stop.

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Debt Collection and Estates: District of New Jersey Court Grants in Part and Denies in Part Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss FDCPA Case

Troutman Sanders

Greenspoon Marder LLP , Judge Vazquez of the District Court for the District of New Jersey granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claim in part and dismissed it in part. The letter was addressed to the “Estate of Isabel Schick.”