Collector Facing Class Action Over Itemization Date
- If you’re a consumer and you get a Model Validation Notice, there is no decoder ring in the envelope that helps you figure out which date the collector is using. Such confusion has led to multiple lawsuits, including a class-action suit in Florida that is accusing a collector of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the itemization date in the MVN was allegedly not one of the five put forth in Regulation F.
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Judge Remands Hunstein Copycat Back to State Court
- A District Court judge in New York has not been convinced by a defendant that a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case filed against it should remain in federal court and has remanded the case back to state court where it was originally filed, disagreeing with the defendant’s argument that the final ruling in Hunstein actually confers standing for the plaintiff.
- More details here.
CFPB Report Spotlights Debt Issues at Colleges, Universities
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday issued a warning about tuition payment plans that may be taking advantage of consumers while also noting that withholding transcripts from students as a debt collection tool is a potentially illegal practice.
- More details here.
N.Y. Stiffens Penalties for Calls Made to People on DNC Registry
- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul yesterday signed a bill into law that will stiffen the penalty for companies that call individuals whose names appear on the national Do Not Call registry.
- More details here.
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