American Banker

FTC Issues Collection Litigation Reform Report

A Federal Trade Commission report concludes that the system for resolving consumer collection disputes is broken, and recommends litigation and arbitration reforms to improve efficiency and fairness ...
JD Supra

Seventh Circuit Refuses To Impose a Heightened Litigation Standard on Debt Collector

In St. John v. Cach, LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently issued an opinion holding that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) does not prohibit debt collectors ...
American Banker

Banks Could Be Next Target in Debt Collection Litigation

Just when it seemed that some banks might be putting their legal woes behind them, another threat has emerged that could involve the entire industry debt- collections litigation. The Consumer ...
Law

'High-Volume Debt Collection and Eviction Litigation Practice': AG Sues Brooklyn Firm for 'Copying and Pasting' Assertions With No 'Meaningful Review'

Defendant law firm Balsamo, Rosenblatt & Hall and named attorneys are "able to commence a high number of cases because they do not exercise any legal judgment to determine if the allegations they ...
The National Law Review

Collection Due Process Litigation Not Moot After Tax Liability Is Paid

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Law

Debt Collection Lawyers Beware, FDCPA Applies to Litigation Activity

Debt collection lawyers beware. Attorneys can be liable under the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) for work in court. In a recent decision, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that court filings ...