Account Recovery

MARCH 29, 2022

A District Court judge in Florida has denied a defendant’s motion for summary judgment while partially granting and partially denying a similar motion from the plaintiff in a Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act case over alleged attempts to collect a debt after the plaintiff had filed for bankruptcy protection and allegedly notified the (..)

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Account Recovery

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A District Court judge in Florida has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss a class-action after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act for making calls to the plaintiff’s cell phone and leaving voicemails using pre-recorded (..)

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Account Recovery

JULY 19, 2022

Class Action Accuses Collector of Violating FDCPA; State Honors Tom Haag appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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Account Recovery

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Judge Denies MTD in FDCPA, TCPA Class Action; Lawmakers Making Waves Over Student Loans appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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Jimerson Firm

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) is a pro-consumer statute. Unlike the FDCPA, which only applies to debt collectors, the FCCPA applies to all persons or businesses collecting consumer debts.

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Nexa Collect

JULY 13, 2021

If they have experience in consumer collections and have a nationwide debt collection license, it is an added advantage. Need a cost-effective Collection Agency? Collection fees charged by collection agencies are relatively low when compared to consumer collections. Contact Us.

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Account Recovery

MAY 31, 2022

Supreme Court Rules in Workers’ Comp Case; Calif.

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Account Recovery

MARCH 29, 2022

Judge Denies Defendant’s MSJ in FCCPA Case; Ignite!

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Account Recovery

JUNE 24, 2021

A District Court judge in Florida has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment on most of the claims in a lawsuit accusing it of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act by misrepresenting that the collector was an attorney and by using obscene and profane language during … (..)

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Account Recovery

JANUARY 28, 2021

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant that was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act because of alleged misrepresentations made by another entity that was collecting on the defendant’s behalf.

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Jimerson Firm

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) is a pro-consumer statute. 17) relating to emails for collecting debt. As such, businesses need to be aware of the statute and the risk and liability of the statute. 17) or whether courts broadly interpret the statute to include emails.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Commissioner alleged in the order that the firm had acted as a consumer collection agency in Connecticut without a consumer collection agency license, in violation of § 36a-801(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes. The firm had 14 days to request a hearing, but failed to do so.

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Jimerson Firm

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Businesses throughout Florida should be aware of consumer statutes that provide remedies to consumers and impose liability to businesses, even for small technical violations. Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA). Florida’s Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) Part 1: Understanding the FCCPA.

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American Profit Recovery

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

That includes laws and regulations surrounding debt collections and regular training to build the necessary skills to navigate the collection process effectively. A critical part of training is also how to create resolutions through negotiations as well as the human element of building trust with consumers.

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American Profit Recovery

OCTOBER 18, 2023

First, in B2B collections, the amount owed to your organization can be substantially higher than in consumer situations. That’s not to take away from smaller amounts that you may find in consumer collections.

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) are two pro-consumer statutes. Oftentimes, consumer lawyers bring claims for technical violations of the statutes, even when there are not any actual damages suffered by a consumer.

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American Profit Recovery

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

And because you may be sending commercial accounts to your collection agency in other states, you’ll want to know that debt collection professionals understand that there can be different collection laws from state to state. What can we provide a commercial collection agency to improve our results?

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) are two pro-consumer statutes. Oftentimes, consumer lawyers bring claims for technical violations of the statutes, even when there are not any real damages suffered by a consumer.

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Credit Management Company

JANUARY 25, 2022

Agencies work on a contingency basis - they only get paid when the debt has been collected. However, a commercial collection agency is unlike a consumer collection agency. B2B Collection FDCPA and Regulations. You might be wondering which restrictions apply to commercial collection firms and agents.

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 12, 2024

The landlord/management company also must evaluate its risk exposure and implement a strong strategy for defending against such claims.

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Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Commonwealth is a third-party debt collector that specializes in the collection of past-due medical debts and furnishes information about consumer collection accounts to consumer reporting companies. Commonwealth Financial Systems is a nonbank corporation with its principal place of business in Dickson City, Pennsylvania.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

MAY 17, 2023

Legislative changes affecting consumer collections for consumer credit transactions recovery went into effect in 2022 largely as a result of the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (CCFA). As a result, the law specifies documents required to file a consumer debt collection case in New York.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

MAY 17, 2023

Legislative changes affecting consumer collections for tuition recovery went into effect in 2022 largely as a result of the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (CCFA). As a result, the law specifies documents required to file a consumer debt collection case in New York.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Bureau educates, establishes and enforces rules, and has a compliance arm addressing debt collection as it relates to consumer collections. The CFPB regulates debt collection only as it relates to consumer debt. Each state has its own set of rules to complement the federal rules enforced by the CFPB.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

After receiving notice of representation, the defendant sent five billing notifications to the plaintiff and made six telephone calls attempting to collect on the $5 monthly payment. The plaintiff filed suit against the defendant alleging, among other things, violation of § 559.72(18)

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Burr Forman

JUNE 7, 2021

She advises clients and in-house counsel in litigation arising under the Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Florida Consumer Collections Practices Act, Fair Debt Collections Practices Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, among others.

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 24, 2022

(SoLo) for allegedly engaging in unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices (UDAAPs) in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, as well as for operating in Connecticut without a small loan company license or a consumer collection agency license.

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American Profit Recovery

APRIL 9, 2021

Some restrictions can reduce credit to consumers. Collection laws and regulations are in place for a reason. They are there to protect the consumer.

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Troutman Sanders

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The plaintiffs sued for violations of the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the FCRA. The plaintiffs disputed this information with the CRA, but the dispute did not result in a change in how the loan was reported.

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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. Florida’s Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) Part 1: Understanding the FCCPA (jimersonfirm.com) . Jimerson Birr (jimersonfirm.com).

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Katabat

DECEMBER 2, 2019

SoFi will leverage Katabat’s industry-leading Restore collections platform, to deliver an omnichannel experience for consumer collections. WILMINGTON, Del., 3, 2019 – Katabat, a leading global supplier of debt management software solutions, today announced that SoFi, a leading personal finance company in the U.S.,

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FFGN COLLECT NY

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

If you have claims that are consumer in nature and you are close to the three-year statute and have not been able to elicit a response, review the claims and consider sending them to FFG&N or another collection firm.

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Qualco

APRIL 15, 2024

This results in labour-intensive and time-consuming collection processes that are less effective and more costly, leading to elevated implementation, maintenance, and training expenses.

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 20, 2023

However, in 2019, the First District Court of Appeals held that condominium assessments are considered “consumer debts” under the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). See Kelly v. Duggan , 282 So. 3d 969, 973 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019).

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Account Recovery

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A District Court judge in Illinois has denied a healthcare provider’s motion to dismiss a claim it violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (ICFA) and a collection agency’s motion to strike class allegations it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in a debt parking case on a medical debt.

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Burr Forman

APRIL 23, 2021

For instance, the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) applies to any party that is attempting to collect a debt; there is no distinction between first-party and third-party collectors. The FCCPA also has prohibitions regarding the disclosure of a consumer’s information to third parties.

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American Profit Recovery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

This work helps the overall economy, consumers that may be struggling with ongoing debt, and small businesses struggling to meet payroll and other expenses. The debt collection industry helps larger organizations keep costs down and keeps the workforce employed.

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