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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Supreme Court To Decide Whether Financing Company Collecting Debts Is A “Debt Collector” Under The FDCPA
23 January 2017
FDCPA Case Law Review for December 2016
18 January 2017
Defendant in Enforcement Action Punches Back – Files for Sanctions Against CFPB
17 January 2017
CFPB Releases Long Awaited Report on Consumer Debt Collection Survey
12 January 2017
Court Rejects Spokeo Argument - Declines to Dismiss FDCPA Envelope Case
12 January 2017
Collection Agency Fights the Good Fight (and Wins!)
11 January 2017
FDCPA Case Law Review for November 2016
9 January 2017
Agency Seeking Attorney Fees in FDCPA Case Gets Mixed Result
5 January 2017
Kansas District Court Provides No Clarity on Payment/Revival Disclosures
4 January 2017
CFPB Monthly Report Reveals 39% of Complaints Concern Debt Collection
3 January 2017
Requesting Attorneys’ Fees in Court Summons Does Not Misrepresent Amount of Debt
3 January 2017
Illinois Federal Judge Rules Collection Agency is Liable for Law Firm's FDCPA Violation
20 December 2016
Massachusetts Proposes New Rules for Collection Litigation on Credit Card Debt
15 December 2016
The CFPB Should Not Single-Out Collectors for Non-English Disclosure Requirements
13 December 2016
Court Holds That Interest Reference in Dunning Letter is Not FDCPA Violation
12 December 2016
Breaking News: Department of Education Announces Award of New Debt Collection Contracts
10 December 2016
Breaking News: Second Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Request for Interlocutory Appeal in FDCPA Voice Message Case
8 December 2016
Fasten Your Seatbelts For The Case Of This Mafia-Style Consumer Litigation Operation
7 December 2016
FCC Denies MBA’s Petition to Exempt ‘Servicing Calls’ from TCPA
7 December 2016
Off the Grid: TCPA Class Action Settlement for Energy Utility Company
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