Appeals Court Strikes Down Some of FCC’s Changes to TCPA
The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia today issued its long-awaited ruling on a lawsuit filed more than...
Daily Digest – March 16. Passive Debt Buyer Meets Definition Of ‘Debt Collector’ As Judge Refuses To Dismiss Lawsuit Over Letter; New Feature Shares Insights Into Current M&A Scene
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California Appeal Court Rules Mortgage Servicers Are ‘Debt Collectors’ As Defined By State’s FDCPA
Mortgage servicers meet the definition of "debt collector" under the California Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and must comply...
Ruling in TCPA Case May Further Restrict Class-Action Lawsuits Based on Jurisdictional Issues
A ruling in a junk fax case alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act may have wide-ranging implications for...
Passive Debt Buyer Still Meets Definition of ‘Debt Collector’ Under FDCPA, As Judge Refuses to Dismiss Class-Action Lawsuit Over Collection Letter
A case that was originally filed nearly six years ago and has already been to the Seventh Circuit Court of...
The National Creditors Bar Association Responds To The ACLU’S Report: ‘The Criminalization of Private Debt’
The National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA) takes exception with last month’s American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) report which proclaimed that thousands...
Daily Digest – March 15. Getting to Know Dan Consuegra; Bill Introduced to Rename, Reshape CFPB
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Nearly 10% of Federal Lawmakers Owe a Combined $1.8 Million in Unpaid Student Loans
Nearly one-in-10 lawmakers in the House of Representatives and the Senate have outstanding student loan debt, according to a published...
Court Dismisses Case Against Agency Itemizing Interest in Letter; Admits Collectors Between ‘Rock And A Hard Place’
A federal judge in Illinois has acknowledged the dilemma facing debt collectors who are between "a rock and a hard...
Bill Introduced in House to Rename, Reshape CFPB
A quartet of House members -- two Democrats and two Republicans -- yesterday introduced a bill that would rename and...
