Lawsuit Alleges Debt Buyer Pursued Collection After Creditor Confirmed Fraud
- Transactions involving debts are links in a chain and you know what they say about chains — they are only as strong as their weakest link. A debt buyer is facing claims of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act among other allegations, and a creditor is also facing claims in a lawsuit filed by a consumer related to a debt that she claims was not opened or authorized by her.
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California Treasurer Backs Bill to Buy and Cancel Medical Debt
- The Treasurer of California yesterday announced she was sponsoring legislation in the state that would establish a program to purchase and forgive unpaid medical debts for consumers in The Golden State.
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Judge Grants MSJ For Defendant in FCRA Case Over Lack of Evidence of Inaccuracy
- A District Court judge in Ohio has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case, ruling the plaintiff did not do enough to make a case that the information being reported in his credit report was inaccurate.
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New TCPA Bill Targets Robocalls but Expands Risk for Dialing Operations
- A bill has been introduced in both the House of Representatives and Senate that seeks to amend the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by expanding the Do Not Call list and updates the definition of an automated telephone dialing system.
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Judge Reduces Hourly Rate but Upholds Time Billed in FDCPA Fee Dispute
- A District Court judge in California has essentially split the difference in awarding attorney’s fees to the plaintiff in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, awarding the plaintiff’s attorney a lower hourly rate than requested, largely due to the jurisdiction in which the case was filed.
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