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In a case that was first reported by Buckley Sandler, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that a debt buyer that purchased a portfolio which included accounts where the statute of limitations had expired does qualify as a “debt collector” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and denied …

Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trying to legislate the debt-buying industry through a series of settlements it has reached with participants in this market? It would certainly seem so, especially considering the terms of a settlement announced yesterday between the CFPB and Encore Credit and Portfolio Recovery Associates. Among …

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A number of debt buyers have commented that the frequency of phishing attacks on them has increased and, in one case, a virus was running through the industry last week. There was no consensus as to the reasoning behind the increased attacks. Some posited that debt buyers were the focus …