Collection Industry News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Some key findings from the Pew research include: • Between 1993 and 2013, the number of debt collection cases filed annually more than doubled, from 1.7 The dollar value of claims filed annually by debt buyers increased from $6 billion in 1993 to $98 billion in 2013. . Default Judgments in Debt Collection Cases.

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FDCPA Defense

AUGUST 19, 2013

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. 3d _, 2013 WL 3928631 (10th Cir. See 2013 WL 3928631, at *4.

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FDCPA Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Attorneys and other entities that regularly engage in collection work for community associations may be subject to the requirements of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. as well as analogous state laws governing the consumer collection process. 2013 WL 1249598, at *8 (D. Nevada Assoc.

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