Debt Collection News

Collections & Recovery

Debt collection refers to the work done to recover balances from credit accounts that are past due. Most commonly, debt collection specifically references third party debt collectors whose clients include banks, credit card issuers and other credit grantors, debt buyers, governments, and any organization that extends credit or owns an account where a balance is due. Collection methods traditionally include phone calls from call center agents, e-mails, and letters, and increasingly, SMS text. If an account remains in arrears after these efforts, the collection agency may contract with a collection attorney to file suit to recover the debt, if the collection agency is not positioned to do so.

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1st Cir. Holds IRS 1099-A Forms Did Not Violate Discharge Injunction

2 February 2017

Letter Asking Consumer to Consider Payment Arrangements and Requiring Signed Consent Judgment Deemed FDCPA Violation

1 February 2017

Oregon Court Rules in Favor of Agency Over Collection Letter

30 January 2017

Collector Contact Caps and the Application of “Regulatory Humility”

30 January 2017

Sen. Grassley Supports IRS Private Debt Collection; Says Mnuchin Does Too

26 January 2017

District Court Says Plaintiff Has Standing in FDCPA Envelope Case, in Spite of Spokeo Argument

24 January 2017

Court Rules in Favor of Plaintiff on Out of Stat Letter

23 January 2017

Supreme Court To Decide Whether Financing Company Collecting Debts Is A “Debt Collector” Under The FDCPA

23 January 2017

FDCPA Case Law Review for December 2016

18 January 2017

Defendant in Enforcement Action Punches Back – Files for Sanctions Against CFPB

17 January 2017

CFPB Releases Long Awaited Report on Consumer Debt Collection Survey

12 January 2017

Court Rejects Spokeo Argument - Declines to Dismiss FDCPA Envelope Case

12 January 2017

Collection Agency Fights the Good Fight (and Wins!)

11 January 2017

FDCPA Case Law Review for November 2016

9 January 2017

Agency Seeking Attorney Fees in FDCPA Case Gets Mixed Result

5 January 2017

Kansas District Court Provides No Clarity on Payment/Revival Disclosures

4 January 2017

CFPB Monthly Report Reveals 39% of Complaints Concern Debt Collection

3 January 2017

Requesting Attorneys’ Fees in Court Summons Does Not Misrepresent Amount of Debt

3 January 2017

Illinois Federal Judge Rules Collection Agency is Liable for Law Firm's FDCPA Violation

20 December 2016

Massachusetts Proposes New Rules for Collection Litigation on Credit Card Debt

15 December 2016