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No License? No Standing! District Court Dismisses FDCPA Suit Against Unlicensed Debt Collector For Lack Of Standing

Troutman Sanders

On January 4, the District Court of New Jersey dismissed a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) complaint against an unlicensed debt collector for lack of standing. the court held that merely receiving a letter from an unlicensed debt collector is insufficient to establish a concrete injury for Article III purposes.

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Third Circuit Broadens Definition of “Debt Collector” under FDCPA to Include Entities That Acquire Debt but Outsource Collection of That Debt

Consumer Finance Watch

a recent precedential decision, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held an entity whose business is the purchasing of defaulted debts for the purpose of collecting on them falls squarely within the “principal purpose” definition of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. 18-1042, __ F.3d 3d __ (3d Cir.

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Meet some Buffalo debt collectors accused of unlawful practices

Collection Industry News

Jason Nocera anticipated law enforcement authorities might raid his debt collecting business. The government alleged that Nocera gave his debt collectors drugs to make them more aggressive. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the New York State Attorney General’s Office over his unlawful debt collection practices.

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Why Buffalo is a hub for illegal debt collectors

Collection Industry News

Ciffa’s offices in Niagara Falls and Kenmore, debt collectors intimidated their victims with illegal threats of arrests and lawsuits. According to federal prosecutors, an elderly cancer patient in Texas was so rattled by the threats that she borrowed $500 from her sister to help pay off a debt of $1,285. Source: site.

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Successors by Merger May Not be Debt Collectors

Consumer Financial Services Law

A recent decision from a Louisiana district court should provide some comfort to banks and other financial institutions who acquire other entities by merger – at least in the Fifth Circuit, they are not debt collectors. As most know, Bank of America (BoA) acquired Countrywide Bank FSB and its mortgage portfolio in 2008. In Jackson v.

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How to Stop DNF Associates, LLC

Debt Collection Answers

Like all other debt collectors, DNF Associates, LLC depends on multiple sources of information to pursue debt collection. This involves gathering all relevant information and evidence regarding the purported debt. The post How to Stop DNF Associates, LLC appeared first on Debt Collection Answers.

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How to Stop Capio Partners

Debt Collection Answers

Adding to the burden, specialized debt collectors in the medical industry can compound the stress of an already challenging situation. Capio Partners is one such agency that focuses on debt collection in the medical field. Capio Partners is a debt collection agency located in Georgia and has been in business since 2008.