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Can a Collection Agency Report to the Credit Bureau Without Notifying You?

Credit Corp

If you or someone you know has dealt with a collection agency, you know how trying it can be. Debt collection agencies have a long history of harassment and illegal practices. Can a collection agency report to a credit bureau without notifying you? It does not come into play for creditors collecting their own debts.

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Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FDCPA Claim Arising from State Court Clerical Error

Troutman Sanders

May a debt collector incur liability under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by seeking to collect a debt under a state court judgment later determined to be void? Not according to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in a nine-page opinion issued on January 11, 2023 in the case of Barbara Lowe v.

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Why Every Lawyer And Client Should Be Fighting To Stop The "Meaningful Attorney Involvement" Doctrine From Spreading

FDCPA Defense

The CFPB is expected to announce proposed debt collection rules in the near future that may incorporate the theory. The “meaningful attorney involvement” doctrine evolved out of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. How did everything go wrong for creditors’ rights attorneys? 1692, et seq. the “FDCPA”).

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FDCPA Claims: Confusion Alone is not an Injury for Article III Standing Purposes

ABI

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) generally prohibits debt collectors from misrepresenting their identity or using unfair practices to collect debts. [1] In 2018, Ward owed $160 to Stonecrest Medical Center. [4] On October 24, 2018, NPAS left a voice message. By: Kimberly Moyal.

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Debt Collector Is Target Of Civil Lawsuits, Federal Probe

Collection Industry News

Miller, a Kenmore debt collector, is under investigation by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents for alleged wire fraud in connection with unlawful debt collecting. A Kenmore debt collector may have ended up hounding the wrong guy for a debt his mother allegedly owed. Provided by Mark M. John Hickey.