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Judge Certifies Class in FDCPA Case Over Attempts to Enforce Judgment

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A District Court judge in New York has adopted recommendations from a Magistrate Court judge and certified a class in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case that has been going on for nearly a decade. Palisades Acquisition XVI et al. A copy of the ruling in the case of McCrobie v. can be accessed […]

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Collecting Receivables After Going Through an Acquisition

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Companies that grow by acquisition are often faced with challenges when taking a deep dive into recently acquired new customer accounts. Although acquisitions can increase your customer base, new client relationships don’t always go as anticipated. That can be especially true when it comes to collecting accounts receivables.

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New York District Court Approves Class Action in FDCPA Case Alleging Improper Debt Assignment Notification

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District Court for the Western District of New York granted the plaintiff’s motion for class certification for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) relating to an allegedly improper debt assignment notification. The default judgment was later assigned to Palisades Acquisition. In McCrobie v.

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Mass. AG Seeks Injunction Against Debt Buyer, Collection Operation To Halt ‘Deceptive’ Practices

Account Recovery

The Attorney General of Massachusetts is seeking a preliminary injunction against a number of companies owned by the same individual to halt what the AG calls harmful debt collection practices.

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Rental Property and the FDCPA: Ninth Circuit Reverses and Remands Entry of Summary Judgment for Defendants-Appellees in FDCPA Case

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Carpenter, Hazelwood, Delgado & Boren PLC , the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the district court’s entry of summary judgment for the appellees-defendants in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case. In Glawe v.

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CFPB Filed A Judgment Against An Illinois-based Payment Processor

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On January 18, the CFPB filed a proposed final judgment against an Illinois-based third-party payment processor BrightSpeed Solutions and its founder Kevin Howard (collectively, “defendants”), which ceased operations almost three years ago, settling claims that the defendants facilitated payments for telemarketing fraudsters targeting seniors.

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How to Stop DNF Associates, LLC

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Like all other debt collectors, DNF Associates, LLC depends on multiple sources of information to pursue debt collection. They can request a default judgment from the court if they contact you and you fail to respond within 20 days. The post How to Stop DNF Associates, LLC appeared first on Debt Collection Answers.