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The California Invasion of Privacy Act Would most consumers know if a person, telemarketer, debt collector, creditor, or any type of business recorded a phone conversation between the consumer and the other person and/or business, without the consumer’s permission? Likely not, without having discovered that during or after the call, or having been told that …
Yes. BC Services, Inc. (“BC Services”) is a debt collector that was sued in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in the Colorado Springs Division for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). The FDCPA is a federal statute that prohibits debt collectors from engaging in certain actions …
Overview of Repossession Law, Including in New Hampshire Repossession Law When a vehicle is purchased, there are a multitude of documents to be signed to legalize the transaction between the buyer and the seller. If the vehicle’s purchase is financed by a consumer through the usage of an auto loan lender, all signed documents regarding …
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In 2018, Citibank reached a settlement with the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (“CFPB”) regarding the company’s alleged failure to review and potentially decrease its annual percentage rate(s) (“APR”) for a portion of its customers’ credit cards. The CFPB found Citibank to be in alleged violation of the federal Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ …
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Yes. Asset Recovery Associates (“ARA”) is a debt collector that was sued in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), a federal statute that protects consumers from unlawful debt collection practices. ARA’s employees were also sued in this case for the same …
Was F.H. Cann and Associates, Inc. Sued for Allegedly Committing Unlawful Debt Collection in Violation of the FDCPA? Yes. In the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, a federal class action lawsuit was filed against F.H. Cann and Associates, Inc. (“F.H. Cann and Associates”) – which is a debt collector – for alleged …
Yes. BC Services, Inc. (“BC Services”) was sued in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), a federal statute that limits the actions of debt collectors during the debt collection process. The docket number for this case is Case No. 1:12-cv-01183-MEH. The …
The California Identity Theft Act Identity theft is the unauthorized use of another person’s personal identifying information to obtain credit, goods, services, money, or property from that person. If that has happened to a consumer, where someone has used the consumer’s identifying information without the consumer’s authorization in order to obtain credit, goods, services, money, …
Yes. Transworld Systems (“Transworld”), a known debt collector, was sued in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in the Eastern Division for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). The FDCPA is a federal law that provides legal protection for consumers against unlawful debt collection actions. The docket number …