Collections Law

APRIL 1, 2020

Collecting debts from debtors having assets in Massachusetts while you are in another state or a different country used to be difficult, even if you had a judgment against them. Our Experienced Collections Attorneys Knows How to Enforce Foreign Judgments in Massachusetts.

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Debt RR

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Whether a business falls behind due to cash flow problems or unexpected legal trouble, debt can pile up quickly in tight situations. Dealing with debt collectors is stressful enough for most companies. Receiving a court summons from a debt collector is the last thing a business wants after dealing with their financial problems.

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Payment Savvy

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

If you are using the Automated Clearing House (ACH) method to process customers’ transactions, you are likely to see three-digit codes if a problem arises. Whenever there is an issue with a direct debit or credit card transaction, one of the parties involved in the payment processing will send a code. What Are ACH returns?

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FDCPA Defense

MAY 11, 2017

Grappling with the meaning of the so-called “meaningful involvement” doctrine is one of the most elusive and frustrating compliance challenges for collection attorneys and their clients. What exactly must a collection attorney do to ensure they are “meaningfully involved” in a file before sending a collection letter to a consumer?

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FDCPA Defense

JANUARY 22, 2017

(This post is adopted from the materials presented at the CAI Law Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 20, 2017) Demystifying the FDCPA Class Action For HOA Attorneys Consumer attorneys have been filing FDCPA class actions against collection attorneys for decades, and the pace of those filings has increased sharply in the past ten years.

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FDCPA Defense

JULY 20, 2013

in response to criticism that debt buyers did not have adequate documentation to support the collection lawsuits they were filing against California consumers. Debt buyers are not required to call or write to consumers before filing suit, but they often prefer to, so they can offer settlements and identify legitimate consumer disputes.

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Better Credit Blog

MAY 12, 2022

In my recent experience, it’s not hard to remove judgments from your credit report as long as you follow the proper steps. It’s still possible you could see a judgment pulling down your credit score. When you owe money to a credit card company, public utility, or bank, or any other creditor, you could be sued in civil court.

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FDCPA Defense

AUGUST 19, 2013

Beginning in 1995, when the Supreme Court issued Heintz v. 291 (1995), lawyers have known that if they seek to collect consumer debts for clients – even when doing so through litigation – they might qualify as a "debt collector" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C.

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