Litigation dropped across the board in February for FDCPA, TCPA and FCRA claims, according to the latest report from WebRecon.
04/10/2023 3:05 P.M.
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WebRecon’s latest report shows litigation plummeted across the board in February in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act claims.
FDCPA suits decreased 8.2% from January 2023 to February 2023, TCPA cases decreased 21.1%, FCRA cases decreased 12.8%, and CFPB complaints decreased 14.6%, according to WebRecon.
Here is a breakdown of claims under accounts receivable management industry laws as well as CFPB complaints for February 2023.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
FDCPA claims decreased by 8.2% to 315 in February compared to 343 in January. Compared to claims from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, 2022, FDCPA claims declined 32.4%, from 973 to 658, during the same period in 2023.
Telephone Consumer Protection Act
TCPA claims decreased by 21.1% to 105 in February compared to 133 in January. Compared to claims from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, 2022, TCPA claims decreased 0.8%, from 240 to 238, during the same period in 2023.
Fair Credit Reporting Act
FCRA claims decreased by 12.8% to 383 in February compared to 439 in January. Compared to claims from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, 2022, FCRA claims decreased 13.1%, from 946 to 822, during the same period in 2023.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Complaints
Consumer complaints filed with the CFPB increased by 14.6% to 5,170 in February compared to 6,057 in January.
There were 7,590 complaints in February 2022 compared to the 5,170 complaints in February 2023—a 31.9% decrease.
The types of debt behind the complaints were:
1,576 Other debt (30%)
1,322 I do not know (26%)
1,084 Credit card debt (21%)
703 Medical debt (14%)
225 Auto debt (4%)
117 Payday loan debt (2%)
74 Mortgage debt (1%)
36 Private student loan debt (1%)
33 Federal student loan debt (1%)
The most common type of complaint was about attempts to collect debt not owed, at 55% or 2,826 complaints, followed by complaints about written notification about a debt at 19% or 977.
Read the complete WebRecon report here.
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