COLLECTOR FACING CLASS ACTION OVER ALLEGEDLY CONTRADICTORY LETTERS SENT ON SAME DAY
- The plaintiff allegedly received two letters — one that included the validation notice and one that provided a verification of the debt — for the same account on the same day.
- The verification included an account statement that allegedly mis-stated the amount due by $1.
- More details here.
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CFPB SEEKS $43M IN FINES, RESTITUTION FROM DEBT RELIEF CO. OWNER
- After receiving a default judgment because the defendant did not respond to a complaint it violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now going after the owner of a debt relief company for $43 million in fines and restitution, saying his cooperation during the investigation was “minimal.”
- More details here.
HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR ACCUSES CRAS OF FAILING TO FULLY INVESTIGATE DISPUTES
- In a 12-page letter that includes tables with data, Rep. Jim Clyburn is calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to investigate the three major credit reporting agencies for possibly violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to fully investigate disputes.
- More details here.
DEBT COLLECTION TACTICS LEAVE 4-IN-10 BRITS ‘FEARING FOR THEIR LIVES’
- A majority of consumers in the United Kingdom feel they were not treated humanely during the collection process.
- More details here.
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