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How Does Validation of Debts Work?

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A statement that unless the consumer disputes the debt within 30 days of receipt it will be assumed to be valid by the debt collector. A statement that the debt collector will provide to the consumer, within 30 days, the name of the original creditor if different than the debt collector.

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7th Cir. Holds FDCPA Consumer’s Confusion And Hiring Attorney Not Enough For Article III Standing

Collection Industry News

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently vacated judgment in favor of a debt collector against putative class action claims raised by a consumer that its collection letter violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by threatening action that could not legally be taken and amounting to a false representation.

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Avoiding Overshadowing Claims

FDCPA Defense

It is impossible to catalogue the manifold ways, some subtle and some not, in which a debt collector may attempt to circumnavigate section 1692g.” Southern Oregon Credit Servs, Inc. , It must be large enough to be easily read and sufficiently prominent to be noticed – even by the least sophisticated debtor. 1692g(a)(3).