Collection Agency Using Text Messaging to Collect Debts
National Attorney Collection Services, Inc. and National Attorney Services, LLC, two California based collection agencies, were ordered by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to pay $1 million in fines for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). The FTC took action against the two partnered agencies for using text messaging in its attempt to unlawfully collect debts from consumers.…