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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 …
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. §§ …
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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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 …
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 …
Yes. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC (“PRA”) is a known debt collector and they were sued in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in the Sacramento Division. The lawsuit claimed that PRA allegedly violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), a federal statute that limits the actions of debt collectors, …
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 violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). The docket number for the case was Case No. …