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Daily Digest – December 12. Creditors Facing FCRA Suit for Sending Card to Other Person with Same Name as Plaintiff; Judge Remands Class Action Back to State Court

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Creditors Facing FCRA Suit for Sending Card to Other Person with Same Name as Plaintiff Judge Remands Class Action Back to State Court NCLC Report Criticizes State’s Inabilities to Protect Consumers from Judgments, Garnishments FTC Issues Warning About QR Code Scams WORTH NOTING: The best gifts for people who work from home … A gift […] (..)

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Calif. AG Issues Warning That Child Tax Credits are Exempt From Garnishments

Account Recovery

A month before the federal Child Tax Credit payments start landing in the bank accounts of individuals across the country, the Attorney General of California issued a warning to financial institutions, creditors, and debt collectors that it is illegal to seize those funds to pay individual debts under a state executive order.

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Judgement Collection in Florida: Garnishment of Bank Accounts

Jimerson Firm

When a judgment creditor in Florida attempts to collect on a judgment involving an individual, one mechanism for doing so is through a garnishment action of the judgment debtor’s bank account. Florida has a statutory garnishment process that judgment creditors must follow. See Florida Statute Chapter 77.

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3 critical things to know about wage garnishments

Albuquerque Law

million people across the United States had their wages garnished to pay debts. Wage garnishments are a common tactic creditors use to collect debts. We have discussed the important aspects of New Mexico’s laws regarding wage garnishments in previous blog posts. You can challenge garnishments. In 2020, more than 4.5

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Can My Stimulus Check Be Garnished for Credit Card Debt?

Credit Corp

But those who are struggling with debt might wonder: Can my stimulus check be garnished for credit card debt or other money owed. In some cases, the money you get from the third stimulus could be garnished. If the child support is a federal or state debt, stimulus money cannot be offset or garnished to cover it.

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Can a NY Judgment Creditor Garnish PPP or Other CARES Act Funds?

FFGN COLLECT NY

With both consumers and small businesses receiving funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and CARES Act, questions have come up as to whether these amounts can be frozen or garnished by debt collectors or creditors. Is garnishing PPP or CARES Act funds an option for satisfying outstanding monies owed to judgment creditors?

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Daily Digest – March 19. Judge Grants MSJ for Plaintiff Over Status of Debt; Toomey Blocks Anti-Garnishment Law

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