Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Over Repeated Medical Debt Collection Attempts
- Medical debt can be very tricky, and one collection operation is facing a class-action lawsuit accusing it of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act after sending three collection letters – each with different reference/account numbers but each trying to collect the same amount – after the plaintiff allegedly submitted proof of payment and the creditor sent a note to the Better Business Bureau saying the plaintiff’s balance was $0.
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Judge Denies Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss in FCRA Case While Also Issuing Warning to Defense Attorney
- A District Court judge in Maryland has denied a defendant’s motion for partial dismissal or summary judgment and also denied the plaintiff’s motion to strike affirmative defenses in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case, in which the judge also warned the defendant’s attorney of her “ethical and professional responsibilities” regarding misrepresentations that were made.
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Massachusetts AG Proposes Prohibition on Medical Debt Credit Reporting, Other Collection Limitations
- The Attorney General of Massachusetts is recommending a prohibition on the credit reporting of medical debt while also making other suggestions about how medical debts are collected as part of a report that her office released this week on healthcare cost trends in The Bay State. The report includes specific recommendations to address these issues, such as prohibiting medical debt from being reported to credit bureaus and improving medical debt collection practices to protect vulnerable consumers.
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CFPB Hits Global Tel Link with $3 Million Penalty for Abusive Practices
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday announced an enforcement action against Global Tel Link Corporation and its subsidiaries, involving financial penalties totaling $3 million. GTL is required to pay at least $2 million in redress to harmed consumers and a $1 million penalty to the CFPB’s victims relief fund.
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