Better Credit Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

Regardless of what a debt collector might tell you, you have a lot of rights when it comes to how debt can be collected. In fact, merely mentioning that you understand your rights will, many times, stop debt collectors in their tracks. Your rights come from the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

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National Service Bureau

APRIL 15, 2015

Last week we wrote about 2014 CFPB complaints against debt collection agencies. Now for the top three: #3: Disclosure verification of debt. Of these, 1,346 related to credit card collections and 1,057 had to do with healthcare collections. Credit card collections again led the way with 1,660 complaints.

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) are two pro-consumer statutes. 2013) (finding a plaintiff can recover damages for emotional distress under the FCCPA); Barker v. Accredited Collection Agency Inc. , No. Collection Services, Inc.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

MAY 12, 2017

In December 2013, Jeziorowski filed a complaint alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA). Jeziorowski v. Credit Prot. Moreover, the court concluded that there was no reason to judicially estop the trustee from pursuing the claims.

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FDCPA Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Attorneys and other entities that regularly engage in collection work for community associations may be subject to the requirements of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. as well as analogous state laws governing the consumer collection process. The issue in Ho v. at 571-72 (citations omitted).

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Collection Industry News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

However, over the past several years, the civil courts in most states have been overrun by debt collection cases against consumers. Some key findings from the Pew research include: • Between 1993 and 2013, the number of debt collection cases filed annually more than doubled, from 1.7 million to about 4 million.

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FDCPA Defense

AUGUST 19, 2013

291 (1995), lawyers have known that if they seek to collect consumer debts for clients – even when doing so through litigation – they might qualify as a "debt collector" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 3d _, 2013 WL 3928631 (10th Cir. 3d _, 2013 WL 3928631 (10th Cir.

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