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An In-Depth Guide to Bank Account Garnishment in Texas and How to Avoid It

Debt RR

Common reasons for bank account garnishment in Texas include: Private creditors: These are banks, credit unions, credit card companies, peer-to-peer lenders, hard money loan providers, and other financial institutions. This debt can include anything from credit cards to past due balances on office space.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On April 26, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion, reminding the industry that a debt collector who brings or threatens to bring a foreclosure action to collect a time-barred mortgage debt may violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. According to the CFPB, civil judgments are “both common and unevenly distributed.”