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Appeals Court Vacates Attorney’s Fees Award, Overturns Sanctions in FDCPA Case

Account Recovery

In separate rulings tied to the same parties in two Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuits, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday vacated a District Court’s award of attorney’s fees that were significantly lower than what the plaintiff’s attorneys had requested and overturned sanctions that were impost against the plaintiff’s (..)

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3 Misleading Myths About Debt Collection Agencies

Credits Inc

In the debt collection field specifically, professionals are trained to be caring, concerned, and tactful when it comes to retrieving payments. Falsehoods and myths about the debt collection industry lead businesses and individuals alike to endure unnecessary debt and financial burdens. debt collection.

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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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What Is a Debt Collector and Why Are They Contacting Me?

Taurus Collect

A debt collector might sound like a character from a Charles Dickens novel, but if you’ve been contacted by one, you know they’re very much a reality of modern financial life. So, what exactly is a debt collector? What Is a Debt Collector? However, they may still try to recover the debt through communication with you.

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Tenth Circuit Affirms Rejection of Bona Fide Error Defense in FDCPA Claim Alleging a Single Collection Call After Receipt of a Cease-and-Desist Notice

Troutman Sanders

17, 2021), the Tenth Circuit affirmed summary judgement in favor of the plaintiff in a claim under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), finding that the defendant debt collector failed to present sufficient evidence to establish a bona fide error defense. In Lupia v. Medicredit, Inc. , 20-1294 (10th Cir.

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Display of Data Symbols Similar to QR Code Visible Through Envelope Window Insufficient to Establish Article III Standing

Troutman Sanders

Credit Collections Servs. , In March 2020, Credit Collections Services mailed Tatenda Nyanhongo a collection letter. Nyanhongo filed a class action alleging that hundreds of similar envelopes were mailed statewide in violation of Section 1692f(8) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

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2nd Cir. Holds FDCPA Defendant’s ‘Bona Fide Error’ Defense Should Go to Jury

Collection Industry News

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held that a debt collector did not violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) where it unintentionally sent a valid debt collection communication to a non-debtor. A collection firm obtained a default judgment over a debtor named “William J.

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