Consumer Financial Services Law
MAY 1, 2020
By Anna Claire Turpin The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently explored the limitations of Section 1692(f)(6) and held that a property preservation and maintenance company was not a debt collector for purposes of that section. The mortgagee, the bank, pursued a nonjudicial foreclosure of the property. Thompson v.
Better Credit Blog
MARCH 1, 2021
Is Bank of America bringing down your credit score? If your credit report is displaying a collections account for Bank of America, it’s probably because you missed a payment somewhere down the line. How you should respond to a collections entry from Bank of American depends on several factors. Hunt and Henrique’s.
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Better Credit Blog
MARCH 1, 2021
Is Bank of America bringing down your credit score? If your credit report is displaying a collections account for Bank of America, it’s probably because you missed a payment somewhere down the line. How you should respond to a collections entry from Bank of American depends on several factors. Hunt and Henrique’s.
Consumer Financial Services Law
MAY 10, 2017
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.
Consumer Financial Services Law
OCTOBER 17, 2017
An unpublished opinion from the Eleventh Circuit continues its analysis of the definition of a debt collector and continues to narrow the applicability of the FDCPA. Capital One Bank, 797 F.3d 2015) was one of the first opinions to parse the definition of a debt collector under 15 U.S.C. 3d 1309 (11 th Cir.
Collection Industry News
OCTOBER 6, 2020
It was a great time to be a debt collector. In August, Encore Capital, the largest debt buyer in the country, announced that it had doubled its previous record for earnings in a quarter. The company is currently not seeking new orders to seize debtors’ wages or bank account funds, she said. It is, however, seizing wages.
Sawin & Shea
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Once bankruptcy is filed, whether it’s under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 , an automatic stay prevents debt collectors from taking further legal action. Does bankruptcy clear lawsuit debt? Creditors can, and most likely will, take you to court if you owe a debt such as a credit card or medical bills and cannot pay.
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