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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The OAG also found that the debt collection law firm illegally continued to pursue consumers for debts that were already paid or partially paid, and sometimes garnished wages for judgments that were completed. For more information, click here. On February 26, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed B25-0663.

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Why Buffalo is a hub for illegal debt collectors

Collection Industry News

Here are snapshots of some cases against debt collectors that the State Attorney General’s Office, Federal Trade Commission and other law enforcement agencies have pursued in the past decade. In recent years, authorities have either fined, seized or issued judgments totaling $120.4 “We’re on a $300,000-a-month pace right now.”.