Month: December 2015

GIVE ME ALL YOUR MONEY Federal prosecutors in Charlotte have filed a forfeiture complaint against a collection agency for allegedly ...

SENATOR: FEDERAL GOV'T SHOULD HAVE TO COMPLY WITH FDCPA Sen. Cory Booker has turned to CNN to garner support for ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a proposed consent order that would bring an end to one of the ...

WHAT'S ON YOUR DOCKET? ProPublica is at it again. The investigative journalism site has put Capital One in its crosshairs ...

CLASS-ACTIONLESS Want proof that class-action lawsuits provide little value to consumers? The details from JPMorgan Chase's $136 million settlement with ...

There are still more questions than answers and a lot of mixed opinions over what the final product will look ...

HEALTHCARE PRACTICE INCLUDING PATIENT RECORDS IN COLLECTION LAWSUITS A very interesting series of collections lawsuits in my home state of ...

A reporter from The New York Times spent 20 minutes on the phone with Joann Needleman yesterday, conducting an interview ...

COLLECTION COURTROOM DOUBLE-STANDARD? Is this a double standard? Debt buyers like Midland Funding can sue consumers to recover unpaid debts, ...

The Mid-Atlantic Collectors Association has decided to move its annual spring conference so that it is held in conjunction with ...