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When Is A Lawyer Or Law Firm "Regularly" Collecting Debts Under The FDCPA?

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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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Emerging Trends In FDCPA Litigation Against Community Association Attorneys

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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.