Plaintiff Claims Job at Risk after Debt Info Reported to Credit Bureaus
- A consumer has accused a collection operation of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and accused the collector and original creditor of violating state law in Texas for attempting to collect on a debt for goods and services that were never provided, and which could end up costing the consumer his job.
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Judge Orders Non-Party Collection Operations to Share Info in FDCPA Case Over Whether Defendants Meet Definition of Debt Collector
- A Magistrate Court judge in Utah has partially granted a plaintiff’s motion to compel several collection operations to comply with subpoenas in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case in which the defendants are attempting to argue they do not meet the statute’s definition of a debt collector. The ruling, delivered by Judge Daphne A. Oberg, found that while most of the plaintiff’s requests were valid and relevant, some limitations were necessary to avoid undue burdens on the non-party collection operations.
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N.J. Appeals Court Denies Appeal Over 4-Year Delay in Responding
- A New Jersey Appeals Court has affirmed a lower court’s decision in favor of a debt collector after the consumer appealed rulings denying his attempt to vacate a bank levy and default judgment as well as a motion for reconsideration.
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More Consumers, Especially Younger Ones, Turning to Social Media for Financial Advice
- For a long time, the joke has been that more and more consumers are getting their financial advice from social media platforms like TikTok. Now there is data to turn that joke into reality. Social media platforms have evolved from entertainment hubs into trusted sources of financial advice, especially for younger generations.
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