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Connecticut Banking Regulator Reduces Fine Against Defunct Collection Firm

Troutman Sanders

The Connecticut Banking Commissioner (Commissioner), acting through the Consumer Credit Division of the Department of Banking (the Division), conducted an investigation into the Law Offices of David M. The firm had 14 days to request a hearing, but failed to do so.

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Collection Operation to Pay $10k Fine for Operating in CT Without Proper License

Account Recovery

A collection operation has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine to the Connecticut Department of Banking for operating in the state without the proper license to collect. The Background: The company operated in Connecticut as a licensed consumer collection agency from 2010 through 2018, when its license expired.

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Connecticut Regulator Revokes License, Fines Agency $100k

Account Recovery

The Connecticut Department of Banking has revoked the consumer collection agency license and imposed a fine of $100,000 on a collection agency for failing to provide information requested during an examination, which rendered the state unable to determine the financial responsibility and general fitness of the operation that it could operate soundly (..)

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Conn. Regulator Fines Company $10k For Operating Without License

Account Recovery

The Connecticut Department of Banking has levied a $10,000 fine against a company for operating as a consumer collection agency in the state without obtaining the proper license. A copy of the ruling in the matter against Lockhart, Morris & Montgomery can be accessed by clicking here.

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Conn. Regulator Reduces Fine Against Collection Law Firm to $20k

Account Recovery

The Connecticut Department of Banking has reduced the fine against a law firm that was operating in the state without a consumer collection agency license to $20,000 from $100,000, largely on the basis that the law firm is no longer in business. A copy of the order with the Law Offices of David M. Katz […]

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Recent Trends and Common Allegations in FCCPA Litigation

Jimerson Firm

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) is a pro-consumer statute. Unlike the FDCPA, which only applies to debt collectors, the FCCPA applies to all persons or businesses collecting consumer debts.

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What is the Difference Between the FDCPA and the FCCPA?

Jimerson Firm

Businesses throughout Florida should be aware of consumer statutes that provide remedies to consumers and impose liability to businesses, even for small technical violations. Bank of Am. , A person attempting to collect his or her “own” debt, is not a debt collector under the FDCPA. Bank of Am., 3d 1175, 1205 (M.D.