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Daily Digest – April 25. Complaint Accuses Collector of Withholding Information; Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Assigned FDCPA Claims

Account Recovery

COMPLAINT ACCUSES COLLECTOR OF WITHHOLDING INFO ABOUT CREDIT REPORTING CHANGES Filed in the “no good deed goes unpunished” category, a collection agency is being sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because a collector informed the plaintiff about a change to credit reporting guidelines, but did not provide details about a new (..)

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A Sign of Things to Come? FDCPA, FCRA, and TCPA Filings Increase in January 2022 Compared to Same Time Period Last Year

Troutman Sanders

The filing lawsuits under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) increased dramatically in the first month of 2022 when compared to the number of filings in January and December 2021, per a report released recently by Web Recon LLC.

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Can a Collection Agency Report to the Credit Bureau Without Notifying You?

Credit Corp

Debt collection agencies have a long history of harassment and illegal practices. Can a collection agency report to a credit bureau without notifying you? Knowing illegal debt collection practices can help identify when you’re being treated unfairly. Attempts to Collect a Debt Not Owed.

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Does Paying Off Collections Improve Your Credit Score?

Credit Corp

Your credit score may improve if your collection debt is reported to a new credit scoring model—FICO 9®, FICO 10®, VantageScore 3.0® Most creditors still report to old scoring models, so it’s unlikely paying off the debt will improve your credit score. In This Piece: What Is Collections Debt?

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Can Debt Collectors Call on Holidays?

Credit Corp

Can Debt Collectors Call on Holidays? While technically there are no specific prohibitions on debt collectors calling on holidays, it may fall into a category that’s not allowed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). How Many Times in a Day Can a Debt Collector Call?

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Top 3 Complaints Against Debt Collection Agencies

National Service Bureau

Now for the top three: #3: Disclosure verification of debt. There were 5,452 improper disclosures reported in 2014. Of these, 1,346 related to credit card collections and 1,057 had to do with healthcare collections. Per Section 809 of the FDCPA, debt collectors are required to disclose certain information.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Representative Madeleine Dean reintroduced the Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act. On March 1, the CFPB issued a report warning of widespread evictions and foreclosures once federal, state, and local pandemic protections come to an end. For more information, click here. On March 5, U.S.