Response to Dispute Letter Sends Plaintiff to Therapy
- A collector is being accused of violating Regulation F and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and sending the plaintiff to therapy because it replied to a dispute letter indicating that the only convenient time and method of contact was via email between 9am and 12pm PT on weekdays with a letter that allegedly embarrassed the plaintiff in front of his family and friends.
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What People are Saying About the Proposed Medical Debt Credit Reporting Rule
- Comments are currently being accepted regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed rule that would prohibit creditors from using medical debts when determining whether a consumer is eligible for credit. The comment period is open until August 12. To help those who might be interested in filing a comment, and to provide insight into the tone of the comments being filed, AccountsRecovery.net is sharing some of those comments here. To date, 89 comments have been filed.
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Judge Grants MTD in FCRA, FDCPA Case Over Personal Jurisdiction
- In a case that was defended by Xerxes Martin and Jacob Bach at Martin Golden Lyons Watts Morgan, a District Court judge in Maryland has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case for lack of personal jurisdiction.
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Company Sues CFPB to Block Enforcement Action
- A company has filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, seeking to block a pending enforcement action that the Bureau is planning.
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