Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Recent Federal and State Debt Collection Developments
A federal district court judge in Nevada recently denied competing motions for summary judgment in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) furnisher investigation case, demonstrating the challenges FCRA litigants often face in...more
On November 9, a magistrate judge in the Northern District of Georgia issued a Report & Recommendation to grant a motion to dismiss because the plaintiff’s Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims were time-barred...more
Vivint Smart Homes Inc., a smart home security and monitoring company with a financing program, must pay $20 million as a part of a settlement related to Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) allegations that the company violated...more
On January 21, 2021, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted TransUnion Data Solutions LLC’s (Trans Union) motion for judgment on the pleadings, denying Blue Sobenes’ (Sobenes) claims...more
The 11th Circuit has clarified that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires furnishers of credit information—like their credit reporting agency (CRA) counterparts—to conduct "reasonable" investigations of consumer...more
Last week, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine issued a press release announcing the results of a multi-state investigation into the three national credit reporting agencies (CRAs) - Equifax Information Services LLC, Experian...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