Month: November 2019

APPEALS COURT APPLIES LEAST SOPHISTICATED CONSUMER STANDARD TO FDCPA'S FALSE-NAME EXCEPTION The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ...

Another hospital has announced it is reviewing its debt collection policies and procedures following a published report that labeled it ...

The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public input into a request for a Declaratory Order that would allow companies to ...

The National Consumer Law Center has issued a report looking at state exemption laws related to how much can be ...

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's dismissal of the counts of a lawsuit that alleged ...

JUDGE LOWERS ATTORNEY FEE AWARD IN FDCPA CASE BY 27% A District Court judge in Connecticut has reduced the amount ...

A District Court judge in Connecticut has reduced the amount to be awarded in attorney's fees by 27% to a ...

The Federal Communications Commission has assessed more than $208 million in fines against companies accused of making illegal robocalls since ...

The spotlight on how healthcare facilities collect on unpaid medical debts continues to intensify, with a new report from The ...

One-third of individuals who have credit card debt are in that position because they used their credit card to pay ...