(CN) – A debt collection agency’s disclosure of a consumer’s account number on the face of an envelope is an invasion of privacy, the 3rd Circuit ruled. In May 2011, Courtney Douglass received a debt ...
A debt collector violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by sending a collection letter to the debtor's employer's address even if the letter is addressed to the debtor "in care of" the ...
If you’re in trouble with collection agencies, you have strong rights under federal law to prevent those agencies from harassing you. Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), collectors ...
A letter sent to collect a time-barred debt that makes a settlement offer can, even without a threat of legal action, violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act's (FDCPA) general prohibition ...
The IRS collection letters are arriving in mailboxes once again. And if you get one, tax professionals say, please, don't throw it in a drawer and ignore it. The automated reminder notices resumed in ...
Q: This may be a little unusual since I am a lawyer but maybe you can give me some guidance. I wrote a collection letter to a person who owes my client considerable money. We got back a threat that ...
The City of Elkins has sent out over 300 collection letters for delinquent first due area fire fund fees while some who are ...