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Daily Digest – January 13. Class Action Accuses Collector of Using Inaccurate Creditor Name; State Court Judge Dismisses Suit for Lack of Standing

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Judge Denies Motion to Compel Arbitration in FDCPA Case

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A District Court judge in California has denied a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that the collection law firm’s actions were independent of the original creditor, and thus not subject to the original agreement’s arbitration clause.

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NJ Appellate Division Finds No Private Right of Action for Debt Purchaser’s Alleged Failure to Obtain State License

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In 2010, the defendant purchased the account and placed it with a law firm for collection. After receiving letters from the law firm, the plaintiff set up a payment plan, which she completed in 2013. The plaintiff later defaulted on her payment obligations and the account was “charged off.”

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CFPB Settles Pending “Meaningful Attorney Involvement” Lawsuit

Troutman Sanders

On January 11, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it reached a settlement with law firm Forster & Garbus, LLP in its lawsuit over alleged illegal debt collection practices. In doing so, the CFPB alleged (similar to its previous actions involving the law firms Frederick J.

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Ninth Circuit Partially Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment in Favor of Debt Collector in FDCPA Case

Troutman Sanders

The plaintiff, Jeffrey Almada, allegedly owed money to a homeowner’s association, which retained the defendant, the Krieger Law Firm, A.P.C. Emphasis in the original). In doing so, it held that a collection letter, which indicated that the debtor could only dispute the underlying debt in writing, violated the FDCPA.

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Katabat Supports RMAI’s 2020 Annual Conference with Gold Sponsorship

Katabat

The conference, occurring February 3–6, 2020, brings together key participants in the receivables management industry, including debt buying companies, collection agencies, collection law firms, brokers, originating creditors, and affiliates.

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How To Remove Portfolio Recovery From Your Credit Report

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In other words, when the original creditor has been unsuccessful in collecting on a debt, it will write off the debt as a loss. There’s a chance some details about your account got lost in the transfer from the original creditor. I suggest you check out Lexington Law. How Portfolio Recovery Associates Works.