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Emerging Trends In FDCPA Litigation Against Community Association Attorneys

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as well as analogous state laws governing the consumer collection process. Determining the line between foreclosure activity and debt collection, however, can be elusive. 17- 278) was whether notices sent by a trustee as required to initiate a non-judicial foreclosure under California law violated the FDCPA. The issue in Ho v.

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Debt Collectors Are Thriving This Year – And Now They’re Filing Even More Suits

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It primarily had the CARES Act to thank: The bill delivered hundreds of billions of dollars worth of stimulus checks and bulked-up unemployment benefits to Americans, while easing pressures on them by halting foreclosures, evictions and student loan payments. There was no ban on collections of old credit card bills, Encore’s specialty.

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For Attorneys Representing Community Associations: A Primer On FDCPA Class Actions And How To Avoid Them

FDCPA Defense

In some jurisdictions, even statements that you make to a court, or to your opposing counsel, may be governed by the FDCPA, so these practices should also be evaluated for compliance with the Act. 2015) (district court abused discretion certifying FDCPA class “by failing to conduct rigorous analysis. Falcon , 457 U.S. Credit Mgmt.