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General Discussions, Registration and Debt Collection-Related News Stories
General Discussion
News Stories, Articles and Outlines Regarding the FDCPA, Collection Abuses and Debt Collection Issues
Social Security and VA [Veterans Administration] Benefits: Can They Be Garnished?
Bad Faith Actions: Can Collector Sue You For Fees/Costs?
Attorneys: Are They Debt Collectors?
Collectors Suing Consumers in the Wrong Venue
Least Sophisticated Consumer: What Is It and When Does It Apply?
Strict Liability Under the FDCPA
Time-Barred Debts: Can These Be Collected On?
Threats to Take Action Which Cannot Be Legally Done
Harassing, Oppressing or Abusing the Debtor: 15 USC 1692d
Unauthorized Practice of Law: Debt Collectors Pretending to be Lawyers or Implying That They Act Like Lawyers
Junk Debt Buyers: Who Are They and What Do They Do?
Violations of the Automatic Stay and Discharge Order[s] By Debt Collection Acts or Omissions
Bad Checks: Collection of Dishonored Checks
Demand For Immediate Payment: Is It an FDCPA Violation?
Debtor Confusion by Vague or Deceptive Communication
Calling Debtors at Work? Calling Friends and Family? Is That Permissible?
Mini-Miranda Warning/Notice Mandated By the FDCPA
Unjust Enrichment: Louisiana
Arrest You? Can a Debt Collector Threaten You With Arrest, Prosecution, etc.?
Quotes: On Debt Collection and Its Abuses
NARCA: What Is It and What Do They Have to Say?
Continuing Legal Education Outlines
False Representation That Communication is From an Attorney
Other False or Misleading Misrepresentations
Unfair Practices By Collectors
Collector's Communications With the Debtor and Others
Location Information: When and How Can the Collector Contact Debtor or Others to Acquire or Confirm Location Information?
Deceptive Forms and Letters: Collector's Use Violates FDCPA
Class Actions Under the FDCPA
Statute of Limitations [Also Called Prescription Period]: How Long Do Creditors/Collectors Have to Sue You on an Alleged Debt?
Excessive Phone Calls, Use of Autodialers and Scripted Messages
Pleading Ground Rules: What is Required in Federal Court?
Threats to Turn In a 1099-C to the IRS
Re-Aging: Debt Collector's Efforts to Revive Obsolete Reportings
Can Debt Collectors Curse You or Engage in Name-Calling?
FTC Holder Rule: Assignee/Holder of Consumer Credit Contract is Subject to All Claims and Defenses Consumer Has Against Original Seller/Retailer: 16 C
Credit Reporting of Unliquidated Claims, Speculative Claims and Unenforceable Claims
Debt Collector Misrepresenting Affiliation: 15 U.S.C. 1692e[9]
Arbitration, Forum Selection, Choice of Law, Choice of Venue and Other Adhesionary Clauses
Additional Collection Fees, Interest, Surcharges and Other Assessments
Potential Exposure For Sanctions Due to Filing Bad Faith FDCPA Cases: 15 U.S.C. 1692k[a][3], 28 U.S.C. 1927, and Fed.R.Civ.Proc. 11
Collection of Parking Tickets, Traffic Citation Charges, Court Costs and Other Governmentally-Imposed Debts
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Statute and Definitions
FDCPA, 15 USC 1692, et. seq.
FDCPA: Purposes and Policies
Communication: Specifically Defined Under the FDCPA
Consumer : Who is a "Consumer"?
Creditor : Who is a Creditor Under the FDCPA?
Debt: What Constitutes a "Debt" as Defined by the FDCPA? 15 U.S.C. 1692a[5]
Debt Collector: Who is a Debt Collector?
Cease and Desist Letters, Dispute Letters, and Validation Letters
Validation Notice Under the FDCPA
Dispute Letters to Collectors
Cease and Desist: Calling Off the Debt Collection Dogs: How Do You Do It?
Envelopes Marked Up
Types of Damages, Remedies, and Awards Under the FDCPA and Related State Law Claims
Jury and Bench Trial Verdicts and Awards
Attorneys' Fees, Costs and Other Non-Damage Awards
Injunctive Relief: Can I Get It Under the FDCPA?
Declaratory Judgment Relief: Can I Get It Under the FDCPA?
Damages Available Under the FDCPA
Jurisdiction, Venue, Removal to Federal Court, Remand to State Court, and Other Jurisdiction Issues
Personal Jurisdiction in FDCPA Cases
Jurisdiction and Venue: Where Can You Bring Your FDCPA Lawsuit?
Removal to Federal Court and Remand to State Court: Important Considerations When Suing or Being Sued: Do You Want to be in Federal Court or State Cou
Respondeat Superior, Vicarious Liability, and Whether Others Are Liable
Vicarious Liability/Respondeat Superior For Violations of the FDCPA
FDCPA Preemption, Immunity, Bona Fide Error Defense, and Qualified Immunity
FDCPA: Preemption of State Laws
Bona Fide Error Defense: The Loophole
Do You Have a Right to Bring Claims and How Long Do You Have?
Standing: An Important Question
Statute of Limitations: How Long Do You Have to Sue?
FDCPA Litigation Strategies and Procedural Issues and Law
Settlements, Releases, Confidentiality and Other Things You Need to Kow and Consider If You Settle Pre-Trial
Offers of Judgment In FDCPA Litigation
State Debt Collection Statutes, Cases and Laws
Alabama: Debt Collection Act
Alaska: Debt Collection Act
Arizona: Debt Collection Act
Arkansas: Debt Collection Act
California: Debt Collection Act
Colorado: Debt Collection Act
Connecticut: Debt Collection Act
Delaware: Debt Collection Act
Florida: Debt Collection Act
Georgia: Debt Collection Act
Hawai'i: Debt Collection Act
Idaho: Debt Collection Act
Illinois: Debt Collection Act
Indiana: Debt Collection Act
Iowa: Debt Collection Act
Kansas: Debt Collection Act
Kentucky: Debt Collection Act
Louisiana: State Debt Collection Act
Maine: Debt Collection Act
Maryland: Debt Collection Act
Massachusetts: Debt Collection Act
Michigan: Debt Collection Act
Minnesota: Debt Collection Act
Mississippi: Debt Collection Act
Missouri: Debt Collection Act
Montana: Debt Collection Act
Nebraska: Debt Collection Act
Nevada: Debt Collection Act
New Hampshire: Debt Collection Act
New Jersey: Debt Collection Act
New Mexico: Debt Collection Act
New York: Debt Collection Act
North Carolina: Debt Collection Act
North Dakota: Debt Collection Act
Ohio: Debt Collection Act
Oklahoma: Debt Collection Act
Oregon: Debt Collection Act
Pennsylvania: Debt Collection Act
Rhode Island: Debt Collection Act
South Carolina: Debt Collection Act
South Dakota: Debt Collection Act
Tennessee: Debt Collection Act
Texas: Debt Collection Act
Utah: Debt Collection Act
Vermont: Debt Collection Act
Viriginia Debt Collection Act
Washington: Debt Collection Act
West Virginia: Debt Collection Act
Wisconsin: Debt Collection Act
Wyoming: Debt Collection Act
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: AAAAAA
Account Solutions Group
Alegis/Sherman Acquisitions/Performance
Allied Interstate f/k/a Coldata
Allen, Lewis & Associates
Alliance One
Allstate Financial/Allstate Adjustment
Aman Collection Service
American Acceptance a/k/a National Acceptance
American Coradius
American Legal Recovery
Ameriquest Recovery Services
AMO Recoveries
Ariel Financial Services
Arrow Financial Services
Asta Funding a/k/a Palisades Collections
Asset Acceptance Corp.
Atlantic Credit & Finance
Attention, LLC
Apex Financial A/K/A Hilco Receivables
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: BBBBBB
Barnes, Curtis a/k/a Calfin a/k/a Con-America
Barnford, Thomas a/k/a Elder, Timothy a/k/a Con-America a/k/a CACV/CACH
Baumann Law Firm
Bay Area Credit Services
Bennett & Deloney
Boivin, Lawrence Law Firm
Booska, Steven Law Offices
Boyajian Law Offices
Bronson & Migliaccio
Buffaloe & Associates
Burgess, Douglas Law Offices
Burak, Donald Law offices
Bureaus Inc.
Burke, Edward T. & Associates
BOSS: Business Office Systems and Solutions
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: CCCCCC
California Financial Credit Association
Cambece, James
Capital Corporation AKA Capital Collections
Capital Management Services
Capital One Bank and its Sister Entities [including Westmoreland Agency]
Cavalry Portfolio Services
Client Services, Inc.
Cohen & Slamowitz a/k/a Gemini Recoveries
Collect America a/k/a CACV a/k/a CACH
CMKS Holdings, LLC a/k/a Stouwie & Mayo, PLLC
Coldata Collection Agency
Collect Corp.
Collectech Systems
Collins Law Office
Colonial Credit Corp.
Colorado Capital Investments
Commonwealth Financial Systems
Consumer Recovery Associates
Continental Credit
Collecto, Inc., d/b/a Collection Company of America
Continental Fairways
Convergys
CPS Investigations
Credit Collection Service
Credit One, LLC
Credit Store [The Credit Store]
Credit Systems International
Creditors Financial Group
Creditors Interchange Receivable Management, LLC
Capital Recovery Service [CRS]
C. Water Recovery
Credit Bureau of the South
Credit Collections, Inc.
Credigy Receivables
Cadle Co., Inc.
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: DDDDDD
D.C. Credit Services a/k/a David Cohen
De Lage Landen Financial Services
Daniels & Norelli, P.C. a/k/a Con America
DeFede, John A. Esq. [John Defede, Esq.]
DeJana, Richard Esq. [Richard DeJana, Esq.
Delta Group aka Joseph, Ortiz & Epstein, LLC
Dendy, Michael D. Esq.
DMG Consulting
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: EEEEEE
Ebbets Partners
eCast Settlement
Elder, Timothy L. / Barnford, Thomas K.
Elite Recovery Services, Inc.
Ellis Crosby and Associates
Encore Receivable Management
Endeavor Financial Partners, LLC
ER Solutions
Eskanos & Adler, PC
Estate Recoveries
Evans Law Offices
ED Fund
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: FFFFFF
Financial Credit Services
FBCS Federal Bond & Collection Service
Federal Credit Corp.
Federal Credit Recovery/FCR Offices
First Revenue Assurance
French, WC (Bill), Law Offices of
First Nationwide Resource Group
Federal Adjustment Bureau
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: GGGGGG
Go-More Financial, Inc.
GC Services
Gemini Recoveries, Inc.
Giove Law Office, P.C.
Global Acceptance Credit Company (GACC)
Global Asset Investigation Services, LLC
General Revenue Corp.
Goggins & Lavintman, PA
Gulf State Credit
Great Seneca Financial Corp.
Greenberg, Grant & Richards, Inc.
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: HHHHHH
Hanna, Frederick J. & Assoc.
Harker, John W. [CACV]
Harrison Ross Byck, Esq.
Harry Cohn and Scott M. Miller
Hosto and Buchan
Household Recovery Services Corp.
Hudson & Keyse, LLC
Hull & Associates, P.C.
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: IIIIII
Integrity Resolution Group, LLC
International Portfolio Management
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: JJJJJJ
Javitch, Block & Rathbone L.L.P.
Joseph, Ortiz & Epstein, LLC a/k/a Delta Group
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: KKKKKK
Kay, Mitchell N., P.C. [Law Offices]
Kravitz, Schnitzer, Sloane, Johnson & Eberhardy, CHTD
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: LLLLLL
Lenahan Law Offices
Lang, Richert & Patch
LDG Financial Services II, LLC
Leasecomm Corporation
Legal Recovery Services, Inc.
LHR, Inc.
Love, Beal & Nixon, PC
Lowery, Scott P., P.C. a/k/a CACH, LLC
LTD Financial Services, L.P.
LVNV Funding, LLC
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: MMMMMM
Magnus Services, Inc.
Mann-Bracken, LLC
Marauder Corporation
McKelvey Law Office
Meadows Law Office - Sheree Meadows
Mel S. Harris & Associates
Merchant's Credit Guide Co.
Messerli & Kramer
Midland Credit Management, Inc.
Mims, Jerry M., Lawyer
Moore, Gerald E. & Associates
MRS Associates, Inc.
Myers & Porter, Attorneys
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: NNNNNN
NCO Financial
National Action Financial Services, Inc.
National Acceptance
National Asset Management
National Asset Services Co.
National Attorney's Network
National Credit Adjusters
National Enterprise Systems
National Financial Systems
National Revenue Corporation
Nationwide Capital Recovery
Nationwide Credit, Inc.
Neuheisel Law Firm, PC
New Horizon Credit, Inc.
New Vision Financial
North Shore Agency
North Star Capital Acquisitions, LLC
Northeast Credit & Collections
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: OOOOOO
Omnia Credit Services
O'Neill Management, Inc. Investigators
Ozark Capital Corporation
OSI/Outsourcing Solutions
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: PPPPPP
Performance Capital Management
Pacific Coast Collections (Alliance One)
Palisades Collections, LLC
Penn Credit Corporation
Phillips & Burns, LLC
Phillips & Cohen Associates, Ltd.
Pinnacle Asset & Capital Management Grp, LLC
Plaza Associates
Portfolio Exchange
Portfolio Management of Amherst, LLC.
Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
Preferred Platinum Plan
Prime Asset Recovery, Inc. / www.giovelawofficeexposed.com
Pro Collect, Inc.
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: QQQQQQ
Quadrant Group LLC - The Recycle Shop
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: RRRRRR
Ranieri, Christopher, Law Office of
RCS Centre Corp.
Redline Recovery Services, LLC
Regent & Associates, P.C.
Resurgent Capital Services / Sherman Acquisitions
Reynolds, Jacobson & Sloane, Attorneys
Riddle [Jessie Riddle] & Associates
Risk Management Alternatives (RMA)
RJM Acquisitions, LLC
Roach, Larry, Law Offices of
Rosenthal & Colby, Inc.
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: SSSSSS
Sherman Acquisitions
Sagres Company, (the)
Scherr, Harold E. , Attorney / Con-America
Schreiber and Associates, PC.
Shekinah, Inc.
Sherman Financial Group/Alegis (SDB)
Specified Credit Association
Stanley Weinberg & Associates
Steinbrenner, Carl A.
Stevens & James Debt Collectors
Sky Recovery Services
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: TTTTTT
Tabula Rasa, Inc.
Taylor, Jay A., PC [Jay A. Taylor, Esq.]
Titan Recovery Group
Transcontinental Adjustment Corp.
Trauner Cohen & Thomas f/k/a Trauner King & Cohen
Triadvantage Credit Services
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: UUUUUU
Unifund Group Corp. a/k/a Unifund CCR Partners, LLC
United Creditors
United Legal Corp.
United Recovery System
US Audit Control
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: VVVVVV
Van Ru Credit Corp.
Varde
Vasques, Luis, Attorney [Luis E. Vasques, Esq.]
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: WWWWWW
Wexler & Wexler, PA
Wolpoff & Abramson, LLP
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis
Wendt Law Offices
West Asset Management
Westmoreland Agency [Capital One Bank]
Winn and Sims, PC
Wolf, Jack, PA [Jack Wolf, Esq.]
Wolpoff & Abramson, LLP
Wolter, Warren H, Attorney [Warren H. Wolter, Esq.]
Worldwide Asset Purchasing, LLC
Wright, Makel Ann, Esq. [Makel Ann Wright, Esq.]
Debt Collection Companies and Attorneys: ZZZZZZ
Zenith Acquisitions Corporation
Zwicker & Associates, PC
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