We Represent Consumers In Cases Against Robocallers, Telemarketers, Debt Collectors, Financial Institutions And Credit Bureaus.
CreditLaw.com
Archive for 'Fair Debt Collection Practices Act'
Debt Collector Green Tree Responsible for Burden of Proof
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, debt collectors contacting third parties to locate debtors must show that the contact was purely to locate the debtor. In this case, Patricia...
Read MoreKansas City Woman Awarded $83 Million In Debt Collection Case
One of the largest debt buyers in the United States has been ordered to pay nearly $83 million in punitive damages to a Kansas City woman whom it had sued over a $1,000 credit card debt. Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC says it mistakenly...
Read MoreUS Dept of Education Ends Contracts with 5 Private Collection Agencies
In a recent press release, the United States Department of Education (DoED) announced that it is ending contracts with five private debt collectors. This news comes to us in the wake an internal review conducted by the DoED’s Federal Student Aid...
Read MoreFTC Files Complaints Against 4 Star Resolution, Vantage Point Services for FDCPA Violations
Two debt collectors, both headquartered in Buffalo, NY, have had complaints filed against them by the Federal Trade Commission according to a recent press release from the FTC. The FTC, along with the NY State Office of the Attorney General, is...
Read MoreCourt Allows Class Action Accusing Collector, Law Firm of ‘Sewer Service’
Reuters reports that, last month, over 100,000 potential plaintiffs were permitted to pursue a class action against a New York-based debt collector and law firm. The claim is that both Leucadia National Corp and the Mel S. Harris law firm were using...
Read MoreABC News Reports Fake Debt Collectors Threaten Victims with Jail Time
Earlier today, ABC News reported that phony debt collectors are calling thousands of innocent people across the country, illegally threatening them with jail time and other legal action. If you follow the Credit Law Blog, you’re probably already aware that this is...
Read MoreIowa Man’s Overdue Debt Tripled by Debt Collector
Vietnam War veteran Dana Franks of Iowa is under pressure from an Omaha, Nebraska-based debt collection firm to pay over $15,000 for a $5,000 credit card debt from 2006. The debt stems from a Capital One credit card Franks used...
Read MoreDebt Collector’s Door Hangers Lead to Certified Class Action
On September 17th, 2014, a federal judge certified a class action alleging that Safeguard Properties LLC broke the law when it hung “please call” notes on the doorknob of a homeowner in an attempt to obtain a return call. Door hangers were...
Read MoreUSCB to Pay Millions in TCPA Debt Collection Class Action Settlement
Have you been receiving pre-recorded messages or automated phone calls to your cellphone from debt collectors? It seems you’re not the only one. Last month, USCB Inc., a receivable and resource management company, agreed to a $2.75 million settlement that will be...
Read MoreCFPB Pursues Georgia Firm for “Cookie-Cutter” Debt Collection Lawsuits
Imagine having paid-off a debt only to receive a legal notice years down the line insisting you owe more money. That’s what happened to Eduardo Austin of Atlanta, GA, who paid off a $2,400 credit card bill only to discover...
Read More1 800 NOT FAIR FDCPA Attorney Featured in NBC Nashville Story on National Credit Adjustors
Receiving threatening collection calls from National Credit Adjustors? You are not alone and there is help to stop collection calls. FDCPA Attorney Amy Bennecoff was featured in an NBC Nashville investigation into National Credit Adjustors. The story highlights victims of threatening collection...
Read MoreDebt Collectors Settle with FTC for $3.3 million, Permanent Ban from Collecting
The Federal Trade Commission Thursday announced a settlement in a long-running case against two debt collection agency owners and their network of companies that threatened lawsuit and arrest over debts consumers often did not owe. The two principal owners of...
Read More
