Court ruling on unfair debt collection claims could quell suits
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing successful defendants in civil unfair debt collection claims to be awarded attorney fees and costs without a showing that the plaintiff brought the claim in bad faith will likely spur lawyers on both sides to take a harder look at cases early in the litigation process.
Student loan law: A niche for a few good lawyers?
With huge numbers of students facing crushing debt and national student loans surpassing credit card debt, some lawyers have found a new niche: representing clients hounded by student loan creditors, debt collectors and loan servicers.
Collections lawyers bracing for federal oversight
After the new year some lawyers engaging in debt collection will now be supervised by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau pursuant to a new rule promulgated by the agency.
FDCPA claim rejected on appeal
In a Feb. 11 opinion involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the 7th Circuit put the kibosh on an audacious trap for the unwary debt collector.
No harm, no foul under FDCPA
A Mayville law firm was properly granted summary judgment on a debtor's claim that it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), even if it did so, because the debtor suffered no damages.
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