Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed an award of summary judgment in favor of a defendant debt collector against claims that it violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by attempting to collect a debt that was discharged in bankruptcy and no longer owed. 1692d, 1692e, 1692f.

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UK debt collections

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Litigation comes secondary and can only be initiated after sufficient efforts have been made to recover your debtor’s unpaid dues (i.e. To speed up this process you may choose to hire an experienced French law firm. . Step 1: Your lawyer will send a formal demand letter to your debtor (‘la mise en demeure’).

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Consumer Financial Services Law

MARCH 23, 2021

District Court for the Eastern District of New York recently denied cross-motions for summary judgment on a debtor’s claim that a law firm’s validation notice constituted a meaningful attorney involvement violation of the FDCPA. The disclosure at issue placed the law firm in a somewhat awkward position.

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Collection Industry News

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Rodenburg Law Firm is available at: Link to Opinion. Rodenburg Law Firm is available at: Link to Opinion. In Minnesota, a creditor may issue a garnishment summons to any third party “at any time after entry of a money judgment in [a] civil action.” Debtor brought suit under 15 U.S.C.

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Debt Free Colorado

MARCH 3, 2023

Are My Creditors capable of appealing My Bankruptcy? Every case is unique, and every case merits the careful consideration of a law firm dedicated to providing specialized bankruptcy solutions. A case may be changed from a Chapter 13 filing to a Chapter 7 liquidation if the debtor doesn’t make payments on time.

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Collection Industry News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Debt collection means requiring debtors to pay creditors outstanding due or overdue amount or property as obligated by a contract or by a decision of a competent State’s authority. 104/2007/ND – CP, which is prohibited under the Investment Law 2020, lawyers and law firms are able to practice debt collection as a professional field.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

There are a lot of debt collection law firms and debt collection agencies available to choose from. Because these notices come from a law firm, you may see better results than you would with a debt collection agency. Another thing you’ll want to determine is the type of client a law firm represents.

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Debt RR

APRIL 8, 2022

Your legal action as a plaintiff is filed in the appropriate court, setting the stage for a lawsuit that obtains financial compensation from the debtor, referred to as the defendant. The next step is to serve the commercial debtor with notice of the lawsuit in the form of the summons and complaint filed with the court.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

DECEMBER 21, 2016

The case arose from the law firm’s post judgment efforts to garnish wages. In determining the representations were permissive litigation activity, the court noted the purported misrepresentations were as to a filing deadline and had nothing to do with the amount of the debt or the debt itself and were not made to the debtor.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The media has brought attention to debt collection firms that have failed to deliver proper notice of debt collection actions to debtors. The result of these investigations highlights the judgments entered without cause and disciplinary actions against the firms for failing to deliver solid service of the court documents.

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ABI

JANUARY 23, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed district court holdings of constitutional and equitable mootness in personal and business bankruptcy cases of debtors Keith Bradley Kramer (“Kramer”) and his real estate business on appeal by judgment creditor Said A. Taleb (“Taleb”). [1] Taleb (“Taleb”). [1] Taleb (“Taleb”). [1]

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Collections Law

JULY 1, 2020

You’ve tried everything in your power, but the debtor doesn’t respond or keeps making excuses to buy more time. A debtor who is unwilling to pay has to be pursued much more aggressively, and our diligent debt collection attorneys have the skills and knowledge to make this happen. The Law Offices of Alan M.

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FDCPA Defense

AUGUST 22, 2016

Courts apply the very pro-consumer “least sophisticated debtor” standard when evaluating a collector’s communications, and most violations of the Act are “strict liability” – meaning the debtor can win the case without proving the collector intended to violate the statute. Hollins Law Firm , _F.3d Hollins Law Firm , _F.3d

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Jimerson Firm

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The court can also order a deficiency judgment against the debtor—that is, a money judgment—to the extent the foreclosure sale does not produce sufficient funds to pay the debt owed to lender on the SBA loan. The post SBA Loans: How to Maximize Recovery by Liquidating Real Property appeared first on Jimerson Birr Law Firm.

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Jimerson Firm

AUGUST 7, 2020

While the traditional common law grounds for the appointment of a receiver remain, the Act also offers additional grounds and provides lenders with valuable options to protect their interests in the commercial property, including the right of receivership after judgment. Make a distribution of receivership property. 714.23, Fla.

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FDCPA Defense

APRIL 17, 2019

Although this scenario may sound far-fetched, it is an everyday occurrence for creditors’ rights attorneys, who have been targeted by “meaningful attorney involvement” lawsuits for years. If this can happen to creditors’ rights attorneys and their clients, might you and your clients be next? Your law firm is also named a defendant.

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Jimerson Firm

JULY 30, 2020

1st DCA 1992) (providing that where the borrower filed for bankruptcy after a default judgment of foreclosure, the lender was able to sever its claim for enforcement of the personal guaranty and pursue the personal guarantor). See, e.g. , Guirlinger v. Goldome Realty Credit Corp., 2d 1135, 1136 (Fla. This prevents a double recovery.

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The McHughes Law Firm

JUNE 22, 2016

A guarantee of payment is a far more effective tool , as it allows a creditor to proceed directly against the guarantor without the necessity of taking any action against the primary obligor [debtor]. Therefore, when drafting a personal guarantee, a creditor should specify that the guarantee is one of payment. 2-725 (1) ).

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FDCPA Defense

MARCH 23, 2015

Judgment Enforcement Law Firm, PLLC , 2014 WL 1744268, **3-4 (W.D. 30, 2014) (section 1692f(8) violated by use of name “Judgment Enforcement Law Firm” on envelope); Rutyna v. Courts have held that collectors may violate section 1692f(8) simply by placing their own name on the envelope. See, e.g., Keasey v.

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FDCPA Defense

JANUARY 28, 2012

Debt buyers are being sued based on the conduct of their agencies and law firms. Even original creditors, who are not subject to the FDCPA, are being drawn into FDCPA litigation under various theories of recovery. For this reason, original creditors are not subject to the FDCPA (except in very limited circumstances).

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FDCPA Defense

MARCH 2, 2014

One method for identifying areas of potential concern, however, is to analyze the recent enforcement actions by the CFPB and other regulators filed against debt buyers and original creditors. Enforcement actions filed against original creditors can also provide guidance to debt buyers and other collectors about areas of CFPB concern.

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FDCPA Defense

JANUARY 22, 2017

As you evaluate your firm’s risk to these cases, you will want to review every consumer-facing interaction of the firm top to bottom, including any letter forms utilized, your standard telephone practices and voicemail messages, the complaints, pleadings, discovery requests, and the post-judgment collection practices you employ.

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