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The governor of Virginia has vetoed two bills related to medical debt collection, although there may be enough voted in the state legislature to override both vetoes, according to published reports. One bill, introduced by state Rep. Nadarius Clark, would have lowered the statute of limitations on medical debts to …

The New York Department of Financial Services has issued guidance “to address potential confusion” about how to comply with a new statute of limitations requirement that went into effect last week, lowering the period to three years while also disallowing a partial payment to restart the statute of limitations, and …

A bill in the Virginia legislature is one step away from reaching the governor’s desk to be signed into law that would create a statute of limitations for collecting medical debt in the state. The bill, HB 573, passed in the state House of Delegates last month by a vote …

An Appeals Court judge, sitting in the District Court for the District of Delaware by designation, has denied a motion to dismiss filed by 15 defendants who were sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for engaging in illegal debt collection practices related to student loans, because the defense raised …

The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has upheld a summary judgment ruling in favor of a law firm that was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by suing an individual who was allegedly responsible for a medical debt incurred by his wife, before they divorced. …

A District Court judge in Delaware has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that accused a student loan servicer and the debt collector it hired of engaging in deceptive collection practices, ruling that the regulator did not have the authority to file the lawsuits because it …

A District Court judge in New York has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by including statements in two collection letters indicating that the statute of limitations during which the individual could be sued for the unpaid debt …

A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit the collection of any debt for which the statute of limitations has expired. The text of the bill, H.R.2135, the Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act, is not yet available, …

The statute of limitations is quite the kettle of fish for companies in the accounts receivable management industry. Determining which particular statute of limitations from which state applies is usually about as straightforward as getting through a maze. When it comes to furnishing information to a credit reporting agency, it …

The Ohio legislature has passed a bill that will reduce the statutes of limitations on filing lawsuits to collect on debts to four or six years, depending on whether a written contract exists. The bill will now proceed to Gov. Mike DeWine for his signature to become law, and he …