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Judge Certifies Class in FDCPA Case Over Attempts to Enforce Judgment

Account Recovery

Palisades Acquisition XVI et al. 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. 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. The clients are out of business, judgment proof. Bad Accounts Receivable.

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

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Palisades Acquisition XVI, LLC , the plaintiff incurred a credit card debt, which was later assigned to a new creditor. In 2007, the new creditor commenced an action to recover the debt and obtained a default judgment against the plaintiff. The default judgment was later assigned to Palisades Acquisition. In McCrobie v.

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

Troutman Sanders

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

Collection Industry News

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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They can request a default judgment from the court if they contact you and you fail to respond within 20 days. A default judgment enables DNF Associates, LLC to seize your bank account, garnish your wages, and take other damaging legal actions against you. DNF Associates initiates legal proceedings against numerous individuals.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

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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.