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Collections & Recovery

Debt collection refers to the work done to recover balances from credit accounts that are past due. Most commonly, debt collection specifically references third party debt collectors whose clients include banks, credit card issuers and other credit grantors, debt buyers, governments, and any organization that extends credit or owns an account where a balance is due. Collection methods traditionally include phone calls from call center agents, e-mails, and letters, and increasingly, SMS text. If an account remains in arrears after these efforts, the collection agency may contract with a collection attorney to file suit to recover the debt, if the collection agency is not positioned to do so.

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Nevada Confirms that its Work from Home Provisions Have Expired

24 August 2020

2nd Cir. Confirms No Private Right of Action for FCRA ‘Direct Dispute’

19 August 2020

California's Mini-CFPB Proposal Pokes its Head Out of the Ground Again

18 August 2020

Colorado Proposed Debt Collection Rule Changes, Stakeholder Meeting Scheduled

13 August 2020

Dismissals of Overshadowing/Letter Format Claims Continue in E.D.N.Y.

11 August 2020

Breakdown of NYC DCA FAQs and Reporting Requirements for New LEP Rule

10 August 2020

Attention ARM Leaders: Debt Collection Payment Portals are Communications Under the FDCPA

6 August 2020

Consumer Relations Consortium Submits Comment to CFPB’s SNPRM for Time-Barred Debts

5 August 2020

7th Circuit Reiterates: Credit Reporting Medical Debts Separately is Not a Violation

4 August 2020

Skip Tracing TCPA Problem for Debt Collector: Court Denies Class Certification; but Gives Plaintiff a Second Chance

3 August 2020

New Bill in House, Would Amend FDCPA to Prohibit Consumer Debt Collection During National Disasters or Emergencies

29 July 2020

Audit What You Credit Report or Lose the Bona Fide Error Defense

27 July 2020

ATDS Allegations Against Debt Collectors Simply not Plausible in Seventh Circuit, Says Illinois Court

23 July 2020

Colorado Announces Required Changes to Collection Notices

23 July 2020

How Your Peers are Handling Strategy & Tech Issues, Data Straight from the iAST Polls

22 July 2020

7th Cir. Holds FCRA Requires Furnishers to Correctly Report Liability, but Not CRAs

22 July 2020

Here’s Everything You Need to Know About This Year's 8 Big TCPA Stories

21 July 2020

Only 4% of 2020 CFPB Complaints Relate to COVID-19? Maybe, Maybe Not.

20 July 2020

New York Renews Pandemic-Related Suspension on Collection of Certain State-Owned Debt

20 July 2020

Legal-Related Language in Collection Letters, and How N.D. Illinois Can't Make Up Its Mind

16 July 2020