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Domesticating and Enforcing Your Foreign Judgments With a Massachusetts Collections Attorney

Collections Law

Collecting debts from debtors having assets in Massachusetts while you are in another state or a different country used to be difficult, even if you had a judgment against them. Massachusetts was among the few states that had not adopted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgment Act. Not Just Domestication — Enforcement, Too.

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Sixth Circuit Examines Who is a Debt Collector for Purposes of FDCPA Section 1692(f)(6)

Consumer Financial Services Law

1692f(6) by dispossessing her of her personal property when there was no legal right to possession. The mortgagee, the bank, pursued a nonjudicial foreclosure of the property. 1692f(6) by dispossessing her of her property when there was no legal right to possession. PRINCIPAL PURPOSE. 1692(a)(6) (emphasis added).

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A Debtor’s Silence May Waive its Right to Enforce its Rights?under a Confirmed Plan of Reorganization

ABI

In In re Parkland Properties , the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois held that a debtor may implicitly waive its right to enforce a reorganization plan confirmed under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). [1] and any creditor. or general partner in the debtor.” [18] and any creditor.

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The DHS / CDC “September Surprise” – The Order to Temporarily Halt Residential Evictions

Fraser

Under this Order a residential landlord or other entity with a legal right to evict is prevented from evicting “any covered person from any residential property in any jurisdiction to which this Order applies.” This does not include foreclosure on a home mortgage. The underlying statute, 42 U.S.C. § ” Id. .”

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ACRAnet on My Credit Report

Better Credit Blog

In either case, you’re within your legal rights to seek validation for any inquiries on your report. Foreclosure. Dispute the Inquiry with ACRAnet and the Bureaus. Sometimes, reporting mix-ups can lead to credit inquiries. In other instances, identity fraud is to blame. Charge offs. Collections-stage debt. Ads by Money.

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