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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The Good and the Bad: Bona Fide Error Defense a Hot Issue in Recent Court Decisions
19 August 2019
Lavallee: Well, Now We Know How NOT to Send a Validation Notice via Email
15 August 2019
7th Circuit's Lavallee Decision: What Does it Mean for Text Messaging and the NPRM?
12 August 2019
Disclosure About Less Favorable Future Terms in Collection Letter Does Not Violate FDCPA, Says Missouri Court
5 August 2019
CFPB Extends Comment Period for Debt Collection NPRM to Sept. 18, iA Provides Perspective on What Could Happen
1 August 2019
CFPB Fines Buffalo-Based Debt Collection Group $60M, Bans Them From Industry
29 July 2019
9th Cir. Asks Nevada: Is an FDCPA Claim a Compulsory Counterclaim in a Collection Suit?
25 July 2019
E.D. Wis. Dismisses Case Against Collection Firm Regarding Attorney Involvement Letter Disclaimer
16 July 2019
E.D.N.Y. Judge States FDCPA Cases Based on Technicalities are “Lawyer’s Case[s]” and Harm Consumers
15 July 2019
Common Sense Prevails! Seventh Circuit Affirms Consumer was not Harmed by Letter and Dismisses FDCPA Case [Podcast]
11 July 2019
Jury Finds in Favor of The CBE Group, Inc. and RGS Financial, Inc. in Their Fraud Suit Against Lexington Law
8 July 2019
Arbitration Clauses: What Works, What Doesn’t, and How Creditors Can Help
27 June 2019
New Washington Debt Collection Law Requires Itemization Notice for Medical Debt
26 June 2019
CFPB’s Semiannual Regulatory Agenda Discusses Debt Collection NPRM
24 June 2019
Avila and the Intricacies of Civil Litigation Procedure Illustrated in Recent E.D.N.Y. Decision
20 June 2019
7th Cir. Creates Split on Spokeo Standing, Rules in Favor of Defendant in FDCPA Disclosure Case
19 June 2019
Data Breach Saga Continues: AMCA Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
18 June 2019
Texas Court Finds No Issue With Mailing Second Validation Letter After 30-Day Validation Window
17 June 2019
LiveVox Hosts Panel on Digital Adoption with Alorica Financial, Frost-Arnett at insideARM’s 2019 First Party Summit
13 June 2019
insideARM Announces the 2019 Best Places to Work in Collections
11 June 2019