FDCPA Suit Seeks $5.5M in Damages
- An individual has filed a lawsuit against a number of defendants, including a creditor, a collection operation, and a collection law firm, seeking $5.5 million in damages for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Foreign Agent Registration Act, and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act for sending harassing letters, falsely reporting information to the credit reporting agencies, and failing to mark the account as in dispute.
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Judge Recommends Granting MSJ for Defendant in FDCPA Case Over Used Car
- A Magistrate judge in Oregon is recommending that a defendant’s motion for summary judgment be granted in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case dealing with the purchase of a used car that turned out to be a lemon.
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Consumer BK Filings Spike in 2023
- After falling for at least the past three years, the number of bankruptcy filings spiked upwards in 2023, according to data released last week by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The number of non-business bankruptcy filings in 2023 totaled 434,064, up from 374,240 in 2022.
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TRACED Act Author Back With New Anti-Robocall Bill
- A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives — by the author of the TRACED Act — to close the “loophole” created by the Supreme Court in the Facebook v. Duguid ruling and provide consumers with more protections against robocalls and the growing use of artificial intelligence in facilitating robocalls.
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RMAI 2024 Annual Conference Capitalizes on Super Bowl Excitement
- RMAI’s 2024 Annual Conference will be held this year from February 5-8, 2024, in Las Vegas, just one week before Las Vegas hosts this year’s Super Bowl. Excitement over the game has triggered record early registration numbers – over 1,300 already – for the RMAI Annual Conference as they look forward to visiting just before the big game and joining into the Super Bowl energy.
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