The FDCPA covers a broad range of debts, including past-due assessments or violation fines from a Homeowner Association if it works with a third-party collection agency. 08/30/2022 9:45 A.M. 3 minute read By Corrinne R. Viola The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a federal law that establishes protection for consumers from abusive debt collection […]
A consumer appealed the district court’s de minimis award of attorney’s fees claiming that the court erred by not considering the attorney’s work that occurred after the consumer’s refusal of an oral settlement offer. 08/01/2022 5: 15 P.M. 4.5 minute read Cooper v. Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc., No. 18-2358, 2022 WL 3009480 (7th Cir. July […]
The 7th Circuit left its ruling intact, reversing a jury verdict that awarded $350,000 in damages to a consumer and class in an FDCPA action. The appellate court refused to rehear its decision, which found the consumer lacked standing to bring her claims alleging emotional distress. 06/09/2022 3:45 P.M. 3.5 minute read Pierre v. Midland […]
A consumer’s credit card debt was reduced to judgment. A debt collector attempted to collect on the judgment, but failed to mention in its letter to the consumer that the debt was reduced to judgment and was accruing interest. The consumer sued and the court dismissed his case for lack of standing. The consumer appealed […]
The appellate court found that a collection letter advising a consumer that, because of the age of the debt, the collection agency would neither sue the consumer for it nor report it to a credit agency, did not violate the FDCPA because the consumer didn’t make a payment, promise to do so, or otherwise act […]
Identity theft claims can be difficult to navigate when they result in litigation, but in this case the court found that FDCPA and FCRA violations did not occur. Editor’s note: This article is available for members only. 03/09/2022 12:45 P.M. 2.5 minute read The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month that a creditor […]
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found a creditor and debt collector did not violate the FDCPA and FCRA when they sought to collect a debt from a consumer who was a victim of identity theft because the defendants sufficiently investigated the dispute, concluded the account did not belong to the consumer, and directed the […]
Appellate court holds not reporting credit disputes is a concrete injury the confers Article III standing to consumers. 02/03/2022 4:00 P.M. 4 minute read Ewing v. MED-1 Sols., LLC, No. 21-1276, 2022 WL 303366 (7th Cir. Feb. 2, 2022) By Laura Dadd – Compliance Analyst Note: ACA provides Daily Decisions as an educational benefit for […]
A consumer’s alleged invasion of privacy from a credit inquiry constituted a concrete injury, as mandated for Article III standing. Nevertheless, the case failed because the consumer did not suffer actual damages as a result of any negligent violation of FCRA because the collector’s compliance procedures were reasonable and met the FCRA’s requirements. 01/04/2022 4:00 […]
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