Litigation dramatically decreased for the FDCPA, TCPA and FCRA, as well as for monthly consumer complaints to the CFPB, according to the latest report from WebRecon.
11/02/2022 2:15 P.M.
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WebRecon’s latest report shows litigation plummeted across the board in September in Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act cases.
FDCPA suits decreased 18% from August to September, TCPA suits decreased 20.2%, FCRA cases decreased 6.4%, and consumer complaints to the CFPB decreased 11.1%, according to WebRecon.
Here is a breakdown of claims under accounts receivable management industry laws as well as CFPB complaints for September.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
FDCPA claims decreased by 18% to 305 in September compared to 372 in August. Compared to claims from Jan. 1 through Sept. 30, 2021, FDCPA claims declined 27.3%, from 5,043 to 3,664, during the same period this year.
Telephone Consumer Protection Act
TCPA claims decreased by 20.2% to 134 in September compared to 168 in August. Compared to claims from Jan. 1 through Sept. 30, 2021, TCPA claims declined 16.7%, from 1,395 to 1,162, during the same period this year.
Fair Credit Reporting Act
FCRA claims decreased by 6.4% to 465 in September compared to 497 in August. Compared to claims from Jan. 1 through Aug. 31, 2021, FCRA claims increased 5.6%, from 4,066 to 4,295, during the same period this year.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Complaints
Consumer complaints filed with the CFPB decreased 11.1% from 4,984 in August to 4,479 in September.
There were 6,022 complaints in September 2021 compared to the 4,479 complaints in September this year—a 25.6% decrease.
The types of debt behind the complaints were:
- 1,343 Other debt (30%)
- 1,058 Credit card debt (24%)
- 896 I do not know (20%)
- 701 Medical debt (16%)
- 268 Auto debt (6%)
- 79 Payday loan debt (2%)
- 78 Mortgage debt (2%)
- 30 Federal student loan debt (1%)
- 26 Private student loan debt (1%)
The most common type of complaint was about attempts to collect debt not owed, at 52% or 2,345 complaints, followed by complaints about written notification about a debt at 18% or 826.
Read the complete WebRecon report here.
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