PLAINTIFF SUES COLLECTOR FOR PURSUING COLLECTION LAWSUIT AFTER BEING NOTIFIED OF ID THEFT
- Love is blind, they say. And sometimes, love leads to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuits. A plaintiff has filed an FDCPA suit against a collector, accusing it of attempting to collect on a debt that was a result of the plaintiff’s identity being stolen by her ex-fiancee, who used the plaintiff’s information to purchase an engagement ring for the plaintiff. The engagement was called off two years later, but the defendant filed a collection lawsuit against the plaintiff seeking to recover more than $7,700.
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JUDGE GRANTS MSJ IN FDCPA CASE OVER CEASE COMMUNICATION RESPONSE
- In a case that was defended by the team at Malone Lyons Watts Morgan, a District Court judge in California has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling the plaintiff lacked standing to sue because he testified during his deposition that he never read the letter that was the basis for the suit in the first place.
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COMPLAINT TOTALS PLUMMET IN FEBRUARY: WEBRECON
- Consumer complaints about the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act were down in February 2023 compared to the previous year, the previous month, and year-to-date, according to data released yesterday by WebRecon
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BANKERS ORG. PUBLISHES STUDY TO COMBAT CREDIT CARD LATE FEE PUSH BY CFPB
- Seeking to combat the narrative that all fees are junk fees, the Consumer Bankers Association has released the results of a nationwide survey that reveals that 57% of consumers think that late fees assessed for not paying their credit card bills on time are legitimate and should not be considered junk fees.
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ARTICLE PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON AGENCY BEING SUED FOR ALLEGEDLY ENGAGING IN SEWER SERVICE
- A debt collector in California is being accused of filing “thousands” of collection lawsuits against individuals and engaging in a “large-scale fraud” by not properly serving consumers with summonses and complaints while it faces a lawsuit filed by a non-profit legal organization for allegedly filing false proofs of service.
- More details here.
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