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$225,000 Punitive Damages Award Upheld Where Creditor Repeatedly Contacted Customer After Being Notified of Attorney Representation

Troutman Sanders

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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Collection Agency for Construction Equipment Rental

Nexa Collect

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? Contact Us. Collection fees charged by collection agencies are relatively low when compared to consumer collections.

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Recent Trends and Common Allegations in FCCPA Litigation

Jimerson Firm

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. In a prior article, I explained and evaluated alleged violations of the FCCPA and the FRLTA.

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Connecticut Banking Regulator Reduces Fine Against Defunct Collection Firm

Troutman Sanders

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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8 reasons why businesses rely on debt collection agencies

American Profit Recovery

Experts in collecting debt You might expect a collection agency to be experts in collecting debt and that’s true. But it goes far deeper than just picking up the phone and contacting consumers to ask them to pay.

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Does Emailing a Debtor Between 9pm and 8am Violate the FCCPA?

Jimerson Firm

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) is a pro-consumer statute. 17) relating to emails for collecting debt. 17) prohibits contacting a debtor between the hours of 9pm and 8am. In collecting consumer debts, no person shall: (17) Communicate with the debtor between the hours of 9 p.m.

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Questions to ask a commercial collection agency before hiring

American Profit Recovery

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?