Troutman Sanders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

District Court for the Southern District of California, granting summary judgment in favor of a debt collector in a Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) case. In doing so, it held that a collection letter, which indicated that the debtor could only dispute the underlying debt in writing, violated the FDCPA.

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 12, 2023

On January 11, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it reached a settlement with law firm Forster & Garbus, LLP in its lawsuit over alleged illegal debt collection practices. In doing so, the CFPB alleged (similar to its previous actions involving the law firms Frederick J.

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Better Credit Blog

APRIL 3, 2022

Portfolio Recovery buys multiple accounts with old debt from companies that have given up and “charged off” the accounts. In other words, when the original creditor has been unsuccessful in collecting on a debt, it will write off the debt as a loss. Make Them Prove the Debt is Yours.

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FDCPA Defense

JANUARY 28, 2012

Debt buyers are being sued based on the conduct of their agencies and law firms. Even original creditors, who are not subject to the FDCPA, are being drawn into FDCPA litigation under various theories of recovery. or an assignee of a debt, as long as the debt was not in default at the time it was assigned.”).

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