The Kaplan Group

MARCH 24, 2022

Debt collectors can now contact consumers on social media. Here’s the background and all you need to know about what debt collectors can and can’t do on social media. In November 2021, The CFPB made some long-awaited updates to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Yes, it’s true.

Debt collector 52

Debt collector Debtor Fair Debt Collection Collections 52

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. 17), where an email is sent to a debtor after 9pm and before 8am.

Debtor 59

Debtor Lawyers Consumer Collections Legal Rights 59

Burr Forman

APRIL 23, 2021

In a decision that could throw the debt-collection industry into turmoil, on April 21, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals released its opinion in the case Hunstein v. Preferred Collection & Mgmt. Compumail used this information to create, print, and mail a dunning letter to the consumer.

Debt collector 52

Debt collector Third-party Debt Collectors Collections Creditors 52

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. The FDCPA prohibits debt collectors from making false or misleading representations and from engaging in various abusive and unfair practices.

Debt collector 105

Debt collector Fair Debt Collection Consumer Collections Legal Rights 105

Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

18) of the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA), which makes it unlawful for a debt collector to communicate with a debtor if the debt collector knows that the debtor is represented by an attorney with respect to such debt and has knowledge of, or can readily ascertain, such attorney’s name and address.

Creditors 52

Creditors Chapter 7 bankruptcy Unsecured Creditor Debt collector 52

Collection Industry News

JULY 12, 2022

The appeal arose from a lawsuit brought by two Florida homeowners (“Debtors”) against their home loan servicer (“Servicer”) for alleged violations of the FDCPA and Florida’s Consumer Collection Practices Act. The statements also warned that failure to pay may result in the loss of Debtors’ home and provided options for payment.

Debtor 40

Debtor Foreclosure Debt collector Loans 40

FFGN COLLECT NY

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The new law has a direct impact on the collection of consumer claims within New York State and covers in-house collections efforts as well as those placed with a third-party debt collector including a collection attorney or agency.

Third-party Debt Collectors 52

Third-party Debt Collectors Collections Debtor Debt collector 52