Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Recent Federal and State Debt Collection Developments
In the case of In re: McIntosh, a debt purchaser’s assertion that it was entitled to enforce a debt not correctly listed on the debtor’s bankruptcy schedules was met with significant pushback from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court...more
In a recent decision pitting the Bankruptcy Code against the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a creditor could not compel arbitration of a debtor's class action claims...more
Recent news stories by The New York Times and NPR have brought much attention to a question that many creditors likely face on a regular basis: When a debt is sold to a debt buyer prior to the debtor entering bankruptcy, what...more