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APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS FDCPA SUIT BASED ON SOL CALCULATION It might have to do with a mortgage, which is something we do not normally address when it comes to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, but a ruling from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals seemed interesting because it dealt …

It might have to do with a mortgage, which is something we do not normally address when it comes to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, but a ruling from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals seemed interesting because it dealt with assumptions for how long it took a communication …

A collection agency in Minnesota that specializes in student loans has filed a notice with the state that it is laying off nearly 250 workers from three different locations, according to a published report. National Recoveries Inc. notified the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development last week of the …

Meeting via conference call yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission has formally adopted a rule that will require phone carriers to deploy STIR/SHAKEN call authentication technology by June 30, 2021. STIR/SHAKEN is technology that allows a carrier to verify the caller ID information matches the caller’s actual phone number. It is …

Information about the relief packages that are being made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was signed into law week, is now starting to be released, and offers insights and guides to help companies that might be interested in applying for loans or grants. …

National Management Recovery Corporation, a third-party debt collection agency headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida, is proud to sponsor Back on My Feet, a national organization that combats homelessness through the power of running, community support, and essential employment and housing resources. For the second year, NMRC participated in a Back on …

THIRD CIRCUIT OVERTURNS GRAZIANO, RULES NO WRITTEN REQUIREMENT TO DISPUTE UNDER 1692g(a)(3) Undoing a big split among the Circuit Courts of Appeals, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday overturned a well-known precedent and ruled that there is no written dispute requirement under Section 1692g(a)(3) of the Fair Debt Collection …

A District Court judge has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case after it was sued for mailing a summons to the home address of the plaintiff, even though she was represented by an attorney. A copy of the ruling in the case of …

A growing number of healthcare organizations are announcing that they are stopping all debt collection activities to help individuals suffering financially through the coronavirus pandemic. TRA Medical Imaging, which bills itself as one of the nation’s largest physician-owned imaging practices in the nation, serving 12 outpatient facilities in the Pacific …

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation released guidance yesterday, advising collection agencies about what to do if they wish to have employees work from home, and encouraging collection agencies and debt buyers to suspend all collection activity for the next 60 days. A copy of the guidance can …

Undoing a big split among the Circuit Courts of Appeals, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday overturned a well-known precedent and ruled that there is no written dispute requirement under Section 1692g(a)(3) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. A copy of the ruling in the en banc decision …

BONA FIDE ERROR DEFENSE NETS DEFENDANT MSJ IN FDCPA CASE A District Court judge in Wisconsin has granted summary judgment to a defendant in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case after the defendant invoked the bona fide error defense because it used a creditor-approved abbreviation to reference the name …

A District Court judge in Wisconsin has granted summary judgment to a defendant in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case after the defendant invoked the bona fide error defense because it used a creditor-approved abbreviation to reference the name of a creditor in a collection letter. A copy of …

A trade group representing regulators of collection agencies has issued guidance, offering a roadmap to help state and federal agencies figure out what they should and should not allow when it comes to the topic of consumer and commercial debt collections, including allowing agencies to stay in contact with individuals …

A task force created by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to examine consumer financial law has issued a Request for Information, seeking answers to two dozen questions about how well the financial markets are functioning for consumers. The task force was launched in January and includes five individuals: Todd J. …