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What Are the Rules for Debt Collectors Under the FDCPA?

In this article we explain rules that debt collectors are required to follow under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. We’ll answer the following questions: Read more detail on Recent Family Law posts –

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Debt Collectors Cannot Yell, Curse or Threaten You

Debt Collectors Cannot Yell, Curse or Threaten YouThere are Rules Governing Debt Collectors Debtor collectors are not allowed to call you before 8 am or after 9 pm (your time zone, not the caller’s).  They cannot yell, swear, use crude … Continue reading

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SCOTUS Rules Foreclosure Firms Are Not “Debt Collectors” in Nonjudicial Proceedings

This week, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held that law firms conducting nonjudicial foreclosures are not “debt collectors” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. McCarthy & Holthus LLP (McCarthy) sent the petitioner, Dennis Obduskey, correspondence regarding the … Continue reading

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Tax collectors chase rich New Yorkers moving to low-tax states

More than half of those who were audited lost their cases, and the average collected by New York State between 2015 and 2017 was $144,270 per audit, Monaeo said. In addition to the traditional audit methods the state uses to … Continue reading

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How to Fight Back Against Debt Collectors Using the TCPA, FDCPA, FCCPA and FCRA – Boy, that’s a mouthful!

The Fraudsters radio show interviewed me this week for about an hour on how consumers can arm themselves and proactively protect their credit report, stop or fix violations, and obtain damages for violations under the TCPA, FDCPA, FCCPA and the … Continue reading

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