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What Debt Collectors Can and Can’t do on Social Media

The Kaplan Group

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. These new CFPB rules apply only to consumer collections, not business-to-business collections.

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11th Cir. Reiterates That TILA Periodic Statements May Violate FDCPA

Collection Industry News

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.

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What to Expect in New York Debt Collection Law in 2022

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Most significantly, the Act reduces the statute of limitations — the period of time in which you have to file suit against a consumer debtor — from six years to three years. We wrote about what you need to know about the statute of limitations in New York debt collection cases.

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Eleventh Circuit Holds Transmitting Consumer Information to Third Parties Exposes Debt Collectors to Liability under the FDCPA

Burr Forman

A debt collector electronically transmitted information about the consumer (including the consumer’s name, his status as a debtor, the entity to which he owed the debt, and the outstanding balance owed) to its third-party dunning vendor, Compumail.

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The Importance of Collection Agencies for Small Businesses Affected by Default Accounts

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Collecting debts is time-consuming, especially if the debtor refuses to cooperate. Due to the frustration they encounter when collecting debts, they may resort to outsourcing the debt collection process to a collection agency for small businesses. How to Find a Collection Agency for Your Small Business.

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Emerging Trends In FDCPA Litigation Against Community Association Attorneys

FDCPA Defense

Attorneys and other entities that regularly engage in collection work for community associations may be subject to the requirements of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. as well as analogous state laws governing the consumer collection process. Riexinger & Associates, LLC , 817 F.3d 3d 72 (2d Cir.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On June 23, the Federal Reserve announced that it would continue its Fed Listens initiative in 2021 to learn from a broad range of individuals, households, and communities about the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The new law limits a collection agency’s ability to collect on medical debt.