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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Under current law, state courts cannot use private collection agencies to try and recover unpaid court costs and fines, many of which are incurred by individuals living outside of the particular county in which they were fined in the first place. For more information, click here.

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What Are “Actual Damages” Under the FCCPA and the FDCPA?

Jimerson Firm

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) are two pro-consumer statutes. is board certified in business litigation by the Florida Bar and practices in the firm’s banking and financial services industry team. About the Author: Austin T.