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Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period... more +
Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period usually commencing from the date of the wrong or injury or the discovery of the wrong or injury. Except for under a limited set of circumstances, if an individual does not file a suit within the specified time period, the law bars them from ever suing on that claim. less -
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Federal Magistrate Recommends Dismissal of FDCPA and FCRA Case on Statute of Limitation and Reasonableness of Reporting Grounds

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On November 9, a magistrate judge in the Northern District of Georgia issued a Report & Recommendation to grant a motion to dismiss because the plaintiff’s Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims were time-barred...more

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Georgia Federal Court Holds that Service of a Complaint Triggers the Statute of Limitations for a Subsequent FDCPA Claim

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On August 24, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss claims asserted under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), holding that for claims based on...more

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Ninth Circuit confirms discrete actions in debt collection litigation can trigger FDCPA one-year statute of limitations

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A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that because of the timing of a filing in a collection action against a student loan borrower, his claim that debt collectors violated the Fair Debt...more

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Ninth Circuit Clarifies When One-Year FDCPA Statute of Limitations Begins To Run

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A recent Ninth Circuit decision confirmed that the one-year statute of limitations under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) begins to run when a collection attorney takes the last action that could independently...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Revival of Time-Barred Zombie Mortgages May Come Back to Haunt Debt Collectors

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Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion on the attempted enforcement of time-barred alleged debt collection rights as to second mortgage loans. It is a violation of the Fair Debt...more

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CFPB Issues Guidance to Protect Homeowners from Zombie Mortgages

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On April 26, 2023, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion, which reiterated that the FDCPA and Regulation F prohibit certain debt collectors from suing to collect on debt or threatening to foreclose on homes with mortgages past...more

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CFPB Issues Advisory Opinion on Debt Collection Practices

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On April 26, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released an advisory opinion to clarify that it is against the law for a debt collector to sue or threaten to sue in order to collect a time-barred debt, as...more

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Pennsylvania appellate court rejects claim that dunning letter sent post-expiration of the statute of limitations violated law

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On March 30, 2023, a three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania held in a precedential opinion that debt collectors can send collection letters to debtors after the expiration of the statute of limitations...more

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Federal District Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s FDCPA and FCCPA Action as Time-Barred — Holds Subsequent Filings Made in Foreclosure...

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A federal district court in the Middle District of Florida recently dismissed a pro se plaintiff’s Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) action as time-barred because...more

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U.S. Court of Appeals Issues Important Ruling on Time Limits to Sue Under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

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On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision with important implications for parties involved in debt collections regulated under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The decision, in...more

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Is My FDCPA Claim Timely? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - March 14, 2023

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Ohio- Statute of Limitations Under FDCPA- Bouye v. Bruce, 6th Cir. Nos. 21-6195/22-5016 (Mar. 1, 2023). In this appeal, the Sixth Circuit reversed in part the district court’s decision, finding that a claim brought...more

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6th Circuit: Each alleged FDCPA violation carries its own statute of limitations

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On March 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a debt collection action, holding that every alleged violation of the FDCPA has its own statute of limitations. According to the opinion,...more

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Did I waive the terms of my contract? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - July 8, 2022

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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act- In this appeal, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed and remanded the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio’s decision, finding the debt collector violated the...more

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Seventh Circuit Dismisses FDCPA Claim for Lack of Standing

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In Pierre v. Midland Credit Management, Inc., — F.4th —, 2022 WL 986441 (7th Cir. Apr. 1, 2022), the Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), finding that the...more

Carlton Fields

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending December 10, 2021

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Real Property Update - UCC / Security Interests: Eleventh Circuit certified to the Florida Supreme Court the following questions: (1) Is the "search of the records of the filing office under the debtor's correct name,...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending November 26, 2021

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Financial Services Update - TILA & RESPA / Business Purpose: Plaintiff’s loan was a business loan based on court’s review of the Ninth Circuit’s five-factor test to determine whether a loan was obtained primarily for...more

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A Paradigm Shift in Consumer Collections: How the CFPB's Final Rule is Certain to Affect Creditors and Debt Collectors

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The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a dense federal statute that governs debt collection.  If you have read some of my previous articles on the topic, you will recall that this set of laws, in conjunction...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending October 15, 2021

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Real Property Update - Eviction / Commercial Landlord-Tenant / Motion to Determine Rent: Based on the plain language of section 83.232, Florida Statutes, the trial court is constrained at the rent determination hearing to...more

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Strict Liability for Debt Collectors Attempting to Collect a Time-Barred Debt Through Litigation

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In 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) promulgated 12 C.F.R. § 1006.26, amending Regulation F, to implement and interpret the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). It will become effective on November...more

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FDCPA to be Amended Effective November 30, 2021 by New Regulation F

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Effective November 30, 3031, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will enact Regulation F to 12 C.F.R. 1006, which will be the first comprehensive federal debt collection regulations interpreting the Fair Debt...more

Freeman Law

Can You Transfer Assets to Avoid Paying Taxes to the IRS?

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In many cases, taxpayers attempt to transfer assets or property to third persons to shield those assets and property from the federal tax lien or federal tax levy. Predictably, the IRS has various tools at their disposal to...more

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Statutes of Limitations: Some Guidance for Vehicle Finance from the Ninth Circuit

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Many finance companies, debt buyers, debt collectors, and collection law firms wrestle with the question of which statute of limitations to apply when collecting a deficiency balance on a retail installment contract. States...more

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Consumer Law Hinsights - March 2021

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Consumer Law Hinsights is a monthly compilation of nationwide consumer protection cases of interest to financial services and accounts receivable management companies. In this edition, we are also highlighting popular posts...more

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This Week at the Ninth: Old Debts and Flight Attendants

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This week, we take a look at two cases requiring the Ninth Circuit to navigate interlocking provisions of state and federal law.  In the first case, the Court addressed how the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act applies to a...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds Debt Collector’s Statute Of Limitations Mistake Can Qualify For FDCPA Bona Fide Error Defense

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In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a debt collector’s mistake about the time-barred status of a debt under state law can qualify as a bona fide error within the meaning of...more

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