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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Debt Collectors Henson v Santander Consumer USA

Perkins Coie

Caveat Emptor: Debt Buyers Beware!

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Companies whose primary business purpose is to collect debts—whether or not they actually participate in the debt collection activities—suffered a setback recently. Despite a debt purchaser’s not having any direct contact...more

Jones Day

From the Top In Brief - July/August 2017

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In Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson, No. 16-348, 2017 BL 161314 (U.S. May 15, 2017), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a credit collection agency does not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") when it files...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

SCOTUS Limits Reach of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court narrowly interpreted “debt collector” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude debt purchasers engaging in collection efforts for their own accounts....more

McCarter & English, LLP

SCOTUS Issues Another Decision Affecting Parties Who Attempt To Collect On Debts

The United States Supreme Court unanimously held that an entity’s efforts to recover payment of a debt purchased from a third party for its own account is not subject to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (the “Act”). ...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Supreme Court Narrows FDCPA’s Definition of Debt Collector

Debt buyers generally are considered “debt collectors” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). However, on June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court decided Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., which resolved an...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

The Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of “Debt Collector” Under FDCPA

On June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States (the “Court”) issued a decision clarifying who qualifies as a “debt collector” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692, et seq. In the...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Good News for Revenue Cycle Management Companies - Recent Supreme Court Decision on the Scope of the Fair Debt Collection...

The U.S. Supreme Court, in its June 12, 2017, decision, Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc., resolves and clarifies key questions with respect to the applicability of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") in a...more

Rumberger | Kirk

SCOTUS Rules No Expansion to Definition of Debt Collector Under FDCPA

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In Justice Gorsuch’s first written opinion, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld a ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that declined to expand the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act’s (“FDCPA”) definition of “debt...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Debt Collector Defined: Supreme Court Exempts Debt Purchasers

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On behalf of a unanimous Supreme Court, Justice Neil Gorsuch delivered his first opinion on June 12 to determine whether debt purchasers fall within the statutory language under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

In Justice Gorsuch’s First Opinion, Supreme Court Holds That Debt Buyers Are Exempt From Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

On June 12, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act does not apply to debt buyers, as opposed to debt collectors working on behalf of loan originators....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Supreme Court Holds Debt Buyer Not Subject to FDCPA

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On June 12, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Fourth Circuit’s decision in favor of Santander Consumer USA, Inc. (“Santander”) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). In his first written opinion, the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Two Key Takeaways from the Defendant’s FDCPA Win in Henson v. Santander

The United States Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc. drastically restricting the universe of companies subject to potential liability under the Fair Debt Collection Practices...more

Baker Donelson

SCOTUS Says Debt Purchasers Are Not Debt Collectors

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Debt purchasers attempting to collect on those debts across multiple jurisdictions now have uniform law that they are not debt collectors subject to the FDCPA. On June 12, in a unanimous decision, the United States Supreme...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

The Debt Buying Industry Breathes a Sigh of Relief: Supreme Court Rules for Debt Buyer on FDCPA Claim

Here we are nearing the end of another U.S. Supreme Court term, and it has been a busy one in the creditors’ rights arena – and a particularly good one for debt buyers. On June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court issued its second...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Defaulted Debt Buyer Does Not Collect Debts “Due Another” Under FDCPA, SCOTUS Rules

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The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that a purchaser of defaulted debt did not qualify as a debt collector under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) because it did not collect debts "due another", but...more

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United States Supreme Court Limits Definition of Debt Collector Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

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On June 12, 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion resolving a circuit court split as to whether a company that collects debts that it purchased for its own account would fall within the statutory definition...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

In Unanimous Decision, SCOTUS Shields Debt Buyers From Reach of FDCPA But Important Questions Still Remain

Just two months after hearing argument in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc., the Supreme Court declined the opportunity to expand the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") to debt buyers. In an earlier blog post,...more

Burr & Forman

Supreme Court: Debt Buyers Collecting Debts That They Own Are Not "Debt Collectors" Under FDCPA

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On June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc. unanimously held that a debt buyer is not a “debt collector” as defined by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) if it is regularly...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

So Who Really Is A ‘Debt Collector’ Under The FDCPA?

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When the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act became law in 1977, it promised to regulate the conduct of anyone who “regularly collects or attempts to collect … debts owed or due … another.” But the courts have divided over...more

Blank Rome LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Excludes Banks Collecting Purchased Delinquent Debt from Definition of “Debt Collector” under the FDCPA

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Action Item: Banks and other consumer finance firms that purchase delinquent debt and then collect on their own behalf are not “debt collectors” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. However, this limitation still...more

Burr & Forman

The Supreme Court Delivers a Unanimous Opinion in favor of Debt Purchasers

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In today’s political environment, having unanimous support on an issue is exceedingly difficult particularly on issues emanating from our Executive and Legislative branches of government. Hope springs eternal however, and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc.

On June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court decided Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., No. 16–349, holding that a company may collect debts that it purchased for its own account without triggering the statutory definition of...more

Locke Lord LLP

Henson v. Santander: Resolving Circuit Split, Supreme Court Holds Debt Buyer Not a Debt Collector under FDCPA

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The U.S. Supreme Court in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc., 2017 WL 2507342, ruled that purchasing and then collecting a defaulted debt does not, standing alone, make an entity a “debt collector” as defined by the Fair...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

SCOTUS’s FDCPA Opinion in Henson v. Santander: It’s Not Debt Collection When You Own It

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Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.—Justice Gorsuch’s first as a Supreme Court Justice. The question presented was whether “individuals and entities...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Does the FDCPA Apply to Debt Buyers? U.S. Supreme Court Will Soon Decide

On April 18, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument on the issue of whether the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") extends beyond traditional "debt collectors" to those entities that...more

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