The number of lawsuits alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act all increased in March, compared with a month earlier, each growing by more than double-digit percentages, according to data released by WebRecon. The number of FCRA lawsuits …
Read More »Suit Totals Drop in February While Complaint Numbers Keep Rising: WebRecon
The number of lawsuits alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and Telephone Consumer Protection Act all took a nosedive in February, compared with a month earlier, according to data released last week by WebRecon. Of particular note, the number of TCPA lawsuits through …
Read More »CFPB Complaints Set New Record, Lawsuit Totals Generally Decline in 2021: WebRecon
A lot more people complained, but fewer took the step of filing lawsuits against companies in the accounts receivable management industry in 2021, according to data released this week by WebRecon. Complaints filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were 30% higher in 2021 than 2020, setting a new record …
Read More »Lawsuit Totals, CFPB Complaints Trending Downward: WebRecon
Perhaps it’s only fitting around the holidays that the monthly chart published by WebRecon detailing the number of lawsuits filed against companies in the accounts receivable management industry and the number of complaints filed by consumers with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have a fair bit of both red and …
Read More »Q&A With Jack Gordon
Starting up and running company is hard enough. But for Jack Gordon, that’s just a starting point. Jack is mostly known for running WebRecon, a litigious debtor scrub that has become an important risk management product for companies in the accounts receivable and contact center industries. But Jack also runs …
Read More »Complaints Drop, But Lawsuits Rise in October: WebRecon
Consumers continued to appear to have opposing reactions to their interactions with companies in the accounts receivable management industry in October, with fewer consumers complaining to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but more consumers filing lawsuits, according to data released yesterday by WebRecon. WebRecon did note that the number of …
Read More »Numbers Down For September, But CFPB Complaints Already Setting Records: WebRecon
Everything WebRecon tracks and reports was in the red for September, compared with August’s totals, and most were down when compared to the totals for September 2020, as well, which might offer collection agencies a brief reprieve as they focus much of their attention on getting ready for the enactment …
Read More »CFPB Complaints Keep Skyrocketing As Lawsuit Totals Rise More Slowly: WebRecon
Plaintiffs were a little bit busier in August than they have been in recent months, according to data released recently by WebRecon, while consumers slowed down the number of complaints they filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The number of lawsuits filed against companies in the accounts receivable management …
Read More »Lawsuits Down, But Repeat Filers Keep Busy: WebRecon
While the number of lawsuits against companies in the accounts receivable management industry continued to decline, the individuals who are filing more than one lawsuit is on the rise, according to data released recently by WebRecon. The number of suits alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair …
Read More »Lawsuits, CFPB Complaints Jump in June: WebRecon
Consumers were in the mood to complain and sue in June, according to data released recently by WebRecon. The number of complaints filed by individuals with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the number of lawsuits alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and …
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