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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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Texas Court Denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss FDCPA Claim Over Statute of Limitations Defense

Collection Industry News

In early 2019, a garnishment action was filed by Pallida in Denton County, Texas to collect on the default judgment. Thus, the court held the defendants failed to demonstrate the statute of limitations barred plaintiff’s FDCPA claims, allowing plaintiff to bring claims as to both the 2010 collections action and the 2019 garnishment action.

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Texas Court Denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss FDCPA Claim Over Statute of Limitations Defense

Troutman Sanders

In early 2019, a garnishment action was filed by Pallida in Denton County, Texas to collect on the default judgment. Thus, the court held the defendants failed to demonstrate the statute of limitations barred plaintiff’s FDCPA claims, allowing plaintiff to bring claims as to both the 2010 collections action and the 2019 garnishment action.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On November 7, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that, in 2023 alone, the cumulative penalty amount stemming from consent orders it entered with digital asset-based companies totaled $4.3 For more information, click here.

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COVID-19 Collections Impact Bulletin: State Responses (December 2020 Update)

Burr Forman

On April 23, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-57-20 exempting stimulus payments and other COVID-19-related government financial assistance from attachment, levy, execution, or garnishment. On April 29, 2020, Governor Larry Hogan issued an executive order exempting CARES Act payments from garnishment under state law.

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How hard is it for UK Businesses to collect debts in the USA?

Stevens Lloyd

However, the trade gap between international countries and the United States has been bridged. Due to the increased level of import-export trade between the U.S. trades with, the United Kingdom has one of the lowest import/export ratios of indebtedness. It so happens that sometimes, debtors abandon ship and disappear.

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Phantom Debt Collections: Miscreants in the Industry

National Service Bureau

There are those organizations who are licensed, professional, effective, and ethical, and then there are those who would take advantage of specialized knowledge or the opportunity to take money unlawfully from debtors. There are legal and common sense restrictions on the tactics that a collector or agency should use when contacting a debtor.