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Update on Hunstein Decision: Eleventh Circuit Vacates Original Panel Decision

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued its initial opinion on Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc., No. 8:19-cv-00983-TPB-TGW on April 21, 2021. As previously discussed in a...more

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Financial Services Industry Braces for Impact of Eleventh Circuit's Hunstein Decision

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In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit may have upended the long-standing and rather routine business practice of financial services companies using third-party vendors to manage,...more

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Seventh Circuit Finds Use of Words “Time Sensitive” on Envelope Containing a Debt Collection Letter Violates the Fair Debt...

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Preston v. Midland Credit Mgmt., Inc., 2020 WL 290451 (7th Cir. Jan. 21, 2020) has issued a ruling which holds that using the words “TIME SENSITIVE DOCUMENT” on the envelope containing a...more

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Envelope’s Display of Barcode With Embedded Account Number Violates FDCPA, Federal Court Rules

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A federal court in Pennsylvania has ruled that a debt collector violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by sending a collection letter in an envelope that allegedly revealed a barcode in which the plaintiff’s...more

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