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What Are “Actual Damages” Under the FCCPA and the FDCPA?

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6:06-CV-1678-ORL-28DAB, 2009 WL 535980, at *6 (M.D. 6:15-CV-1951-ORL-40GJK, 2017 WL 10350673, at *3 (M.D. 6:06–CV–1639-ORL-31KR, 2008 WL 3540374, at *9 (M.D. Florida First Fin. In order to recover actual damages under the FDCPA or the FCCPA, the burden is on the plaintiff to prove such damages. See Baumann v. See Montgomery v.

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What is the Difference Between the FDCPA and the FCCPA?

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For example, “[a] mortgage servicing company is a debt collector under the FDCPA if it acquired the loan at issue while the loan was in default.” 6:06-CV-1678-ORL-28DAB, 2009 WL 535980, at *6 (M.D. 2017); § 559.72(9), A person attempting to collect his or her “own” debt, is not a debt collector under the FDCPA.