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Collection Industry News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Article 6 Investment Law 2020 stipulates that “Debt Collection Service” is one of the businesses that are prohibited from investment. This regulation will come into force on 1 January 2021, whereby service contracts for debt collection concluded before that will be invalidated. Entities are performing debt collection activities.
Credit Management Company
JULY 14, 2021
Everyone in the debt collection industry is familiar with the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA). Reputable collections agencies willingly follow these rules and treat patients with compassion and respect. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc. and what it could mean for the debt collection industry.
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Troutman Sanders
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Midwest Recovery Systems (“Midwest Recovery”), a debt collection company, must cease its alleged debt-parking practices, delete all reported debts, and surrender its remaining assets in partial payment of a $24.3 million monetary judgment, under a stipulated order filed by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) last week.
Collection Industry News
JUNE 14, 2021
Jason Nocera anticipated law enforcement authorities might raid his debt collecting business. Here are snapshots of some other cases against debt collectors in Western New York that the State Attorney General’s Office, Federal Trade Commission and other law enforcement agencies have pursued in the past decade: Douglas MacKinnon.
Collection Industry News
JUNE 14, 2021
Welcome to the world of illegal debt collections. 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
Troutman Sanders
MAY 2, 2023
On April 27, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina M. On April 26, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion, reminding the industry that a debt collector who brings or threatens to bring a foreclosure action to collect a time-barred mortgage debt may violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Better Credit Blog
APRIL 3, 2022
If you’re reading this article, I bet you’ve recently been contacted by a company called Portfolio Recovery Associates —and you may be wondering how to remove them from your credit report. Portfolio Recovery buys multiple accounts with old debt from companies that have given up and “charged off” the accounts.
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