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CFPB: Most debt collection complaints in 2023 were attempts to collect debts not owed

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The most frequent consumer debt collection complaints filed with the CFPB in 2023 were attempts to collect debts that actually were not owed, the bureau said in its annual Fair Debt Collection Practices Act report....more

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Florida Bankruptcy Court Sanctions Debt Buyer for Seeking to Collect Debt that Consumer Failed to Schedule in Bankruptcy Case

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The debt purchaser in In re McIntosh argued that because it was enforcing a debt that was not listed correctly on the debtor’s bankruptcy schedules, it was entitled to assume the debt had not been discharged. The U.S....more

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Illinois Federal District Court Grants Summary Judgment Holding Use of a Local Area Code by a Non-Local Debt Collector Does Not...

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In Brown v. MRS BPO, LLC, the Northern District of Illinois, acting on its own motion, granted summary judgment in favor of the defense on claims asserting violations of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA)....more

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New Jersey Federal Court Holds Bank Levy Provides Basis for Standing in FDCPA Case

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On September 15, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied the defendant’s summary judgment motion holding instead that a bank levy against the plaintiff served as a basis for standing to assert a claim...more

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May 2023 UDAAP Bulletin

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The following document provides a monthly roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission regarding...more

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A New Spring in the CFPB's Step

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With a new administration incoming at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the country turning the corner in its fight against the pandemic, the CFPB has begun to flex its regulatory muscles once again. From...more

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Federal Court Declares Georgia’s Statutory Garnishment Process Unconstitutional

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On September 8, 2015, United States District Judge Marvin H. Shoob declared Georgia’s statutory garnishment process unconstitutional in Strickland v. Alexander, No. 1:12-CV-02735-MHS (N.D. Ga. Sept. 8, 2015) (granting summary...more

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Second Circuit Declines To Allow National Bank Preemption by Assignee of National Bank

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A national bank can charge an interest rate that exceeds state law maximums, but the bank’s assignee cannot, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled recently, in a decision that could impact the ability of debt...more

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