Suit Accuses Debt Buyer, Law Firm of Continuing to Garnish Wages After Judgment Paid in Full
- A debt buyer and collection law firm are facing claims in Idaho they violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for continuing to garnish the wages of an individual who had allegedly paid the debt in full.
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Judge Allows FCRA Claims Against Credit Bureaus to Proceed Over Disputed Interest Charge
- A District Court judge in Illinois has denied a motion to dismiss filed by three credit reporting agencies accused of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act over the inclusion of a disputed finance charge on the plaintiff’s credit card bill and credit report.
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The Real Reason Collector Training Doesn’t Stick (and How to Fix It)
- Training a collector is easy. Making sure that training shows up consistently weeks or months later, under pressure, on real calls is where most collection operations struggle.
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When Helping Others Hurts: How Financial Obligations Are Straining Households
- Financial strain remains a defining feature of the consumer landscape, but a growing body of data suggests that the pressure many households face is not limited to their own expenses. Even as more consumers struggle to pay their bills, most continue to provide financial support to others, often at significant personal cost.
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Plaintiff Ordered to Pay $5k in Fees After No-Showing for Deposition
- In a case being defended by the team at Kaufman Dolowich, a plaintiff who refused to show up for a deposition in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case has been ordered to pay more than $5,300 to the attorneys representing the defendant because she “thumbed her nose” at the court, a District Court judge has ruled. The sanctions follow months of discovery disputes and come just weeks after the same judge rejected the plaintiff’s attempt to have herself removed from the case.
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