The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari last week in Midland Funding, LLC v. Aleida Johnson, a decision of the 11th Circuit that held that Midland’s filing of a proof of claim in the plaintiff’s bankruptcy case on a...more
A debt collector did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by filing proofs of claim in bankruptcy cases on debts that were time-barred by Maryland’s statute of limitations (SOL), a divided U.S. Court of...more
9/12/2016
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Chapter 13 ,
Consumer Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Debt Buyers ,
Debt Collection ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Proof of Claims ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Time-Barred Debt
In my blog post yesterday, I shared my concerns regarding the potential consequences of the CFPB’s proposed 30-day hold on all collection contacts after the date of a consumer’s death. A 30-day holding period in which...more
This blog post is the first of two on the proposals being considered by the CFPB regarding the collection of decedent debt. In tomorrow’s blog post, I will share my thoughts on the CFPB’s proposal to prohibit debt collector...more
A debt collection law firm did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by leaving a voicemail message for the plaintiff that identified the law firm but did not expressly state that the law firm was a debt...more
The debt collection proposals outlined by the CFPB for the SBREFA panel are driven in large part by the CFPB’s reliance on the data derived from its complaint portal and a consumer survey conducted by the Bureau over several...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has moved a step closer to issuing a debt collection rule by releasing an outline of the proposals it is considering in preparation for convening a small business review panel....more
8/1/2016
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Buyers ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Institutions ,
SBREFA ,
Small Business ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Time-Barred Debt
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently published a reminder to debt collectors of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) compliance risks that are created by the use of social media or text messages in connection...more
4/1/2016
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Cell Phones ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Facebook ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Social Media ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages
A debt collector did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by leaving a voicemail message on a cell phone shared by the debtor with her boyfriend because it was not reasonably foreseeable that he would...more
A debt collector's implicit suggestion that a consumer should make a payment before the end of the 30-day dispute period violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), a federal court in Missouri has ruled.
In...more
A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) titled “Rubber Stamp Justice—US Courts, Debt Buying Corporations, and the Poor” is likely to find readers at the CFPB, which is expected to move closer early this year to...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently ruled that a plaintiff’s allegation that an affiant had falsely attested to having personal knowledge of the facts alleged in a debt collection complaint was...more
A federal district court in New York has ruled that a debt collector did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by sending a collection letter in an envelope that allegedly revealed an internal tracking...more
A voicemail message should not be considered a “communication” that is actionable under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled, unless the message at least...more
A new article by Todd Zywicki for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University urges the CFPB to consider the “unintended consequences” of new debt collection regulations and conduct a careful cost-benefit analysis before...more
A limited liability company is a “person” that can file a lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled. In Anarion Investments LLC v. Carrington...more
8/14/2015
/ Appeals ,
Civil Liability ,
Debt Collectors ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreclosure ,
Homeowners ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages
New York City can regulate the conduct of attorneys engaged in debt collection, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled. In Eric M. Berman, P.C. and Lacy Katzen, LLP v. City of New York, et al., the...more
A federal court in Pennsylvania has ruled that a debt collector violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by sending a collection letter in an envelope that allegedly revealed a barcode in which the plaintiff’s...more
In Miljkovic v Shafritz & Dinkin, 2015 WL 3956570, a panel of the 11th Circuit held that representations made by an attorney in required court filings during the course of debt collection litigation can be actionable under...more
In a new report entitled “Debt Collection Communications: Protecting Consumers in the Digital Age,” the National Consumer Law Center “specifies the regulations the [CFPB] should adopt regarding when, where, how, and how often...more