9th Circuit Holds FDCPA Bona Fide Error Defense Can Be Raised in Time-Barre…
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed a trial court’s dismissal of allegations that the defendant violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by sending a collection letter threatening litigation over a time-barred or “out-of-statute” debt and filing a lawsuit seeking to collect the...
READ MORECFPB Proposal to Delay Final Rules Enters 30 Day Comment Period
The CFPB proposed extending the effective date of two recent debt collection rules to give affected parties more time to…
Court Rules Debt Buyer Qualifies as Debt Collector
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland denied a defendant debt purchaser’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that the company…
CFPB Bans Daniel Portillo Over False Lawsuit Notices
The CFPB issued a consent order against Yorba Capital Management, LLC (Yorba), a third-party debt collection company, headquartered in Anaheim…
Facebook Supreme Court Rules 9-0 Limiting FCC Broad Ruling of Dialer
1. Facebook is a Huge Win For Callers and a Complete Vindication of Everything TCPA Defense Lawyers Have been Saying For Years The…
CFPB and FTC To Crack Down On Unfair Eviction Practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission will crack down on eviction practices they think violate laws like the…
NY State Debt Collection Pause Extended Through April 30
Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday that her office will not resume collection of student and medical debt until after…
DOE Pausing Collections on Student Loans for all FFEL Borrowers
The Education secretary for the Biden administration, Miguel Cardona, has taken several targeted actions to tackle student-debt relief, and he's…
Judge Tosses CFPB's Student Loan Debt Collection Lawsuit
A Delaware federal judge has dismissed the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's lawsuit alleging trusts that securitized more than 800,000…
12 Credit Card Issuers to Consider After a Collection or Charge-off on Your Credit Report
At least 12 credit card issuers will consider your application even if you have a collection or charge-off on your…
