Tag Archives: Garnishment

A District Court judge in Washington has partially granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss, but denied the motion related to claims the defendant allegedly violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when it mistakenly sent two letters to the plaintiff informing him that a writ of garnishment had been entered …

Previously, on “All My Garnishments” we saw several characters rush to protect the economic stimulus funds that have started landing in consumers’ bank accounts from being garnished by big, bad debt collectors. In today’s episode, Sen. Pat Toomey [R-Penn.], the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, blocked legislation that …

As we turn our attention to another episode of “All My Garnishments” there have been a number of developments aimed at keeping debt collectors from garnishing the economic stimulus funds that are now being deposited into the bank accounts of consumers nationwide. On the Congressional level, a bill was introduced …

Now that another round of stimulus payments is on the horizon for people across America, it is time for another round of articles aimed at making sure that the big, bad debt collectors don’t come in and take that money away from people who really need it. To that end, …

Now that the second round of stimulus checks have started to be distributed, the Attorney General of Virginia is touting a new law that went into effect in late October that will protect those funds from being garnished or seized as part of a judgment. The new law, H.B. 5068, …