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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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How to Stop Capio Partners

Debt Collection Answers

Capio Partners is one such agency that focuses on debt collection in the medical field. This is especially relevant due to multiple consumer complaints alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) against this agency. This company may also collect other types of debt.

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Much Ado About … Not Very Much: FDCPA Plaintiff Wins $500 Judgment After Nearly Two Years of Litigation

Troutman Sanders

District Judge Allyne Ross awarded summary judgment to a plaintiff who brought suit under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA). LJRA) to collect a $543 debt owed by plaintiff Lea Rosen. Rosen whether his wife had received LJRA’s October 2018 letter, Mr. Rosen answered “no.” On July 22, U.S.

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CFPB Weighs in On the Side of the Debt Collector in FDCPA Dispute Over $0.00 in Interest and Fees

Troutman Sanders

Recently, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed an Amicus Curiae brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressing whether a debt collector violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by accurately stating that it is seeking to collect $0.00 Id at 12-13. Id at 13-14.

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Trends In FDCPA Litigation Filed Against HOA Attorneys

FDCPA Defense

Attorneys who regularly engage in collection work for community associations have increasingly become targets for lawsuits filed by professional consumer attorneys under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA” or “the Act”), 15 U.S.C. Ekimoto & Morris, LLLC , 2018 WL 33129597 (D. Compare Sayeed v.

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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.