Last month, the entire ARM industry was caught by surprise when the Eleventh Circuit held that a debt collector’s transmittal of information to… Read More
This article was published in the March 2021 Issue of Paradigm Magazine by the International Society of Primerus Law Firms. Read More
The FDCPA provides a bona fide error defense for debt collectors who can show by a preponderance of the evidence that their violation… Read More
While it remains to be seen what, if any, changes a change in leadership in the CFPB will bring to the Debt Collection… Read More
Section 1692a(3) defines a consumer as any natural person obligated or allegedly obligated to pay a consumer debt. The final debt collection rule… Read More
On October 30, 2020, the CFPB published its long-awaited Final Debt Collection Rule (the “Rule”) which is intended to interpret the federal Fair… Read More
A recent opinion issued by the Sixth Circuit should prove helpful to attorneys facing unsettled issues of state law. As drolly described by… Read More
The CFPB has issued a Statement of Policy that seeks to “convey and foster greater certainty above the meaning of abusiveness” and provide… Read More
A First Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (the “Panel”) recently held that a mortgage company’s communications did not violate the discharge injunction when viewed… Read More
The CFPB and the Department of Justice have partnered together to enter into a proposed consent order with BancorpSouth Bank regarding allegations the… Read More
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