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Daily Digest – October 6. Appeals Court Upholds Ruling for Medical Provider in FDCPA False Name Case; USPS Rolling out New Financial Services

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Calif. AG Backs Local DAs in Fight Over Bank Accused of Illegal Collection Practices

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The briefs have been filed and the Attorney General of California has submitted an amicus brief to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a case in which four District Attorneys are attempting to sue a financial services company accused of violating the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the company is … The post Calif.

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Appeals Court Affirms Ruling for Defendants in FDCPA Case

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The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld a summary judgment ruling in favor of the defendants in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that the plaintiff’s claims were outside the FDCPA’s one year statute of limitations and his attempt to request verification of the debt “was untimely by many years.”

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Judge Denies Defendant’s MJOP in FDCPA Case Over Tax Debt

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A District Court judge in Connecticut has denied a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, ruling the debt in question does meet the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act’s definition of a debt and that the suit should proceed. The definition seems to change by the day.

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Judge Denies Competing Motions for Sanctions in FDCPA Case

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A District Court judge in Illinois has denied competing motions for sanctions against the attorneys representing the plaintiff and the defendant in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case after the plaintiff’s attorney purportedly continued to prosecute the case after it became clear the plaintiff lacked standing and because the defendant’s (..)

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Bill Introduced in Congress to Amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to Provide Enhanced Protection Against Debt Collector Harassment of Members of the Armed Forces

Troutman Sanders

Madeleine Dean (D-PA) introduced a bill, the Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act (H.R. 1491), proposing to amend two sections of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA or the Act) — namely Section 805 of the FDCPA (15 U.S.C. On March 2, Rep.

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How to Remove Action Financial Services from Your Credit Report

Better Credit Blog

Then you may start to hear from a company called Action Financial Services. Action Financial Services is a debt collection agency that may have been hired by the original owner of your debt. What’s worse is that Action Financial Services’ entry can be viewed by potential lenders down the line.