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Debt Collection Verification Requirements

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week at The Ninth: Collections and Coverage

This week, we examine one Ninth Circuit decision holding that a debt-collector cannot insulate itself from liability under the Federal Debt Collection Practice Act by contractually obligating its clients to provide it with...more

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Texas Court Holds FDCPA Requires Snail Mail

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A debt collector runs afoul of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) if it fails to mail its response to a consumer’s request for verification of debt, ruled a Texas federal judge in Ghanta v. Immediate Credit...more

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District Court Opinion Upholds Reasonable Investigation of Credit Dispute • Smith Debnam Law

A recent decision from the Northern District of Georgia serves as a reminder to both consumers and furnishers of information as to the furnisher’s obligation to reasonably investigate a dispute under the federal Fair Credit...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Debt Buyers Should Exhaust All Avenues When Investigating Credit Report Disputes

Last week, the 11th Circuit issued an opinion reversing and remanding a prior decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia related to the proper verification of debts when a consumer...more

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District of Columbia Settles Unlawful Collection Claims Against Debt Collector

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On June 21, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia announced a settlement with a debt collector for alleged violations of the District’s debt collection and consumer protection laws. Specifically, the District...more

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