Day: November 15, 2013

As the new year approaches the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), the agency in charge of consumer financial affairs, begins its discussion of necessary amendments to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”).  The director of the agency stated it wants to hear what the agency needs to do to better protect consumer from the harsh treatment of debt collectors…

In a post last month I discussed how Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) suits have been on the decline over the past year while Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) claims have continued to grow and are up as much as 70% this year alone. An obvious reason for this decline and increase is the environment we live-in, where we are virtually…