Appeals Court Affirms MSJ For Defense in FCRA Permissible Purpose Case
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant that...
Collection Firm Facing Class-Action FDCPA Suit
A collection law firm in Virginia is being sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by misrepresenting...
Colo. AG To Hold Meeting To Discuss Extending Deadline on Barring ‘Extraordinary’ Collection Acts
The Colorado Attorney General's office has announced it will hold a virtual meeting on Thursday, Oct. 1, to solicit feedback...
Getting to Know Pam Hardy of Frost Arnett
The "Getting to Know" series is sponsored by Arbeit. Arbeit is a powerful, and easy to use communications platform that...
Daily Digest – September 9. CFPB Sues Encore, Subsidiaries For Violating Consent Order; CFPB, NY AG Sue Alleged Scammers
CFPB SUES ENCORE, SUBSIDIARIES, FOR VIOLATING TERMS OF 2015 CONSENT ORDER The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday filed a lawsuit...
Judge Grants MTD in FCRA Case Over Background Check Disclosure
A District Court judge in Massachusetts has granted a defendant's motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating...
CFPB, NY AG Sue Alleged Collection Scammers
A number of debt collection companies, alleged to have been operating as one common enterprise, along with the principals and...
Encore Capital Releases Statement in Response to CFPB Suit
Hours after it was announced that it was being sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for violating the terms...
CFPB Sues Encore, Subsidiaries, for Violating Terms of 2015 Consent Order
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today filed a lawsuit against Encore Capital Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Midland Funding, LLC,...
Daily Digest – Sept. 8. Appeals Court Overturns BFE in FDCPA Case; Gov’t Adopts Narrow ATDS Definition
APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS BFE IN FDCPA CASE BECAUSE DEFENDANT LACKED PROPER PROCEDURES The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned...
