Account Recovery

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

I think I’m probably not the only person in the world, who, when wandering around a store and coming across an item without a price tag, makes a comment about how said item must be free.

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Financial services 246

Foster Swift

MARCH 23, 2023

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision with important implications for parties involved in debt collections regulated under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) [1]. Read More › Tags: 6th Circuit Court of Appeals , Billing/Payment The decision, in Bouye v.

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Fair Debt Collection Collections 52

Foster Swift

APRIL 28, 2019

There’s no doubt that many debt collection practices involve aggressive and unseemly tactics used to collect credit card and other unpaid debts, and, as a result, Congress stepped in to curb these practices by passing the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). Read More › Tags: Collections , Financing , U.S.

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ABI

JANUARY 13, 2022

17] In the third step, the court split the parties’ claims into three categories (Bankruptcy Claims, FDCPA Claim, and Contract Claims) to consider whether Congress intended those claims to be non-arbitrable. [18] at 175–76 (noting that the FDCPA Claim was unlike the Bankruptcy Claims because of its non-defensive purpose). [21]

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ABI

JANUARY 12, 2022

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) generally prohibits debt collectors from misrepresenting their identity or using unfair practices to collect debts. [1] 1] Under the FDCPA, a debtor may be entitled to certain remedies, including monetary damages and attorney’s fees, when a debt collector violates the FDCPA. [2]

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