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In October of last year, the 7th Circuit decided an issue about choice of venue for a collection agency in Mark Suesz v. Med-1 Solutions, LLC. In the opinion the Court held that under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), small claims courts were not considered judicial districts for purposes of the statute and a collection agency could file…
You may be familiar with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) but the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) is the fastest growing consumer protection statute out there. The TCPA has been protecting consumer rights since the early nineties but it seems that in the recent years the protection of its laws are…
With the changes to the rules surrounding the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) on the forefront, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) warns the debt collection industry to be prepared by making sure they have a plan for compliance in place. In recent interviews, the CPFB announces it expects collection agencies to have written policies and procedures detailing how…