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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CFPB Extends SNPRM Comment Period Again Due to COVID
19 May 2020
Maryland Issues Guidance for Collection Agencies Closing Temporarily or Permanently
18 May 2020
Minnesota Extends Work-From Home Guidance for Collectors
18 May 2020
House Version of New Stimulus Package Proposes Debt Collectors Go Into Debt So Consumers Don't Have To
14 May 2020
E.D.N.Y.: No Standing for Consumer to Bring FDCPA Claim Because It Wasn't Properly Disclosed in Bankruptcy Petition
14 May 2020
D. Ariz. Grants Rare Award of Costs to Debt Collector Under FDCPA Provision
7 May 2020
5th Cir. Reverses Sanctions Against Consumer’s Counsel for Failure to Promptly Settle
6 May 2020
Minnesota Order Protects Stimulus Checks and Halts ALL New Garnishments
6 May 2020
E.D.N.Y. Dismisses Another "Lawyer's Case" For Attempting to Twist Collection Letter Language into an FDCPA Violatoin
5 May 2020
ACA v. Mass. AG: Oral Argument Summary, Decision Expected Tomorrow
4 May 2020
Los Angeles City Council Urges Mayor to Prohibit Collections During COVID-19 Pandemic
30 April 2020
Letter Format/Overshadowing Claims Continue to Fall Flat in E.D.N.Y.
30 April 2020
Senators Warren and Schatz Question Credit Bureaus About Their Compliance with CARES Act Requirements
30 April 2020
Rhode Island Exempts Stimulus Checks from Seizure by Creditors and Debt Collectors
29 April 2020
NYC Introduces COVID-19 Relief Package: Tenants Get Relief from Evictions and Paying Late Rent
29 April 2020
Moral of the Story: Web Payment Portals Need Time-Barred Debt Disclosures if Applicable
28 April 2020
Who is the TCPA’s “Called Party” Anyway?: Collector Not Liable For Calls Forwarded to Plaintiff it Never Dialed
28 April 2020
Minnesota Extends Guidance Allowing Collectors to Temporarily Work from Home
27 April 2020
Washington State Enacts Legislation Targeting Consumer Debt Purchasers
27 April 2020
RICO Claim Update: Navient Beats the Lohman Law Firm Again–Court Determines Crime/Fraud Exception Permits Disclosure
27 April 2020