POSTED: Monday, March 21st, 2011 at 9:23 am

BY: David Ziemer, david.ziemer@wislawjournal.com

“My creditor tried to mislead the judge” is not grounds for a debtor to sue the creditor under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

POSTED: Thursday, March 17th, 2011 at 12:23 pm

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

Consumer Protection FDCPA The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act does not extend to communications meant to mislead a judge, rather than the consumer. “[W]when read in light of the Act’s purpose and numerous provisions, the prohibitions are clearly limited to communications directed to the consumer and do not apply to state judges. The Act is [...]