FDCPA Suit Collapses After Court Finds No Underlying Licensing Violation
- A District Court judge in Pennsylvania has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices class-action lawsuit that alleged the defendant violated the statute when it filed a proof of claim in the plaintiffs’ bankruptcy case on a loan it was allegedly not lawfully allowed to collect on.
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Calif. Appeals Court Reverses Dismissal of Collection Suit Stemming From 2006 Default Judgment
- A California Appeals Court has reversed the dismissal of a suit against a collection operation that was sued for violating the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it renewed a judgment in which the plaintiff claims never to have been served with a summons or complaint for the original lawsuit, which dates back to 2006.
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Collection Lawsuits Surge Past Pre-Pandemic Levels: Report
- Debt collection lawsuits are back in force and are exceeding pre-pandemic levels in many places, according to data released recently. Two recent reports, one from January Advisors and another from the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), highlight the rise in filings during 2023 and 2024, signaling that the issue is once again crowding civil dockets across the country.
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Compliance Digest – September 9
- Eight different experts — Jenna Williams, David Kaminski, Chuck Dodge, Jessica Klander, Issa Moe, Brent Yarborough, Nabil Foster, and Xerxes Martin — share their insights into recent case rulings and other compliance updates, to make sure you know everything you need to know.
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- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
WORTH NOTING: The age of artificial intelligence is making it a really good time to be an electrician … Charge-off and delinquency rates on credit cards dropped in the second quarter, which is a good sign for consumers and the economy … Catholics can now venerate the first millennial saint … Being a grandparent can actually help improve your health … Is the country heading for a national housing emergency? … Can changes in the sound of your voice help detect if you have cancer? … The design changes coming to messaging to make it more appealing … Daniel Jones made history in his first start for Indianapolis yesterday.
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