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Southern District of New York Enjoins New York Sheriffs From Retroactively Enforcing New York’s Fair Consumer Judgment Interest Act

Troutman Sanders

District for the Southern District of New York Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil issued an order , enjoining three named sheriffs in New York from enforcing the recently enacted New York Fair Consumer Judgment Interest Act (Act) on a retroactive basis and directs the plaintiffs to deliver notice of the same to all 62 sheriffs located within the state.

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Avila Safe Harbor Language: New York District Court Grants Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings for Defendant in FDCPA Case

Troutman Sanders

Forster & Garbus LLP , a New York district court granted the defendant debt collector’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and denied the plaintiff’s request to amend his complaint in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case. In Klein v. In its holding, the court emphasized that, pursuant to the holding in Avila v.

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Trade Groups File Summary Judgment Motion In Texas Lawsuit Challenging CFPB Loan Rule That Is Payday

Collection Industry News

The industry trade teams challenging the CFPB’s rule that is final Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans (the Rule) have filed a movement for summary judgment. The plaintiffs argue that the payments provisions should be held unlawful and set aside for the following reasons in their summary judgment motion.

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7th Circuit Challenges Whether Plaintiffs Had Standing in Recent District Court Cases

Troutman Sanders

The Seventh Circuit held that for a concrete injury to result from the dunning letter’s exclusion of a statement about accruing interest, the exclusion must have detrimentally affected the Spuhlers handling of their debts. In Brunett v. Convergent Outsourcing, Inc. Thrasher, Buschmann & Voelkel, P.C.

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Washington Federal Court Holds “Vague” and “Conclusory” References to “Reasonable Procedures” Not Enough to Establish FDCPA’s Bona Fide Error Defense

Troutman Sanders

In a subsequent letter, the agency stated that the principal was accruing interest at the rate of 12%, which was followed by an email stating that the rate was 8%, which was followed by another letter stating that the rate was again 12%. A number of communications also included conflicting interest calculations.

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Solvent Debtors Must pay the Contractual Post-Petition Interest Rate on Unimpaired Claims

ABI

the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that solvent-debtors are required to pay unimpaired creditors their bargained for post-petition interest rate. [1] 7] Generally, under the Bankruptcy Code, once a debtor files for bankruptcy, an unsecured claim no longer accrues interest. [8]

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Defaulted Loans: Florida State Laws, Federal Laws and Federal Regulations

Jimerson Firm

After providing notice, the Secretary has the option to pay the unpaid balance plus accrued interest and receive an assignment of the loan. A Proper Final Judgment of Foreclosure: Form 1.996(a). How to Get a Deficiency Judgment After a Foreclosure Sale. Title 38 C.F.R. Filing a Foreclosure Lawsuit?

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