Dealing with a call from someone claiming to be a debt collector can be challenging. It’s not always easy to tell whether the ...

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More and more Pennsylvanians are swiping credit cards and finding themselves in too much debt for comfort. But when the debt collection companies start calling, most people don't know what to do. If ...

Richard Andreano Jr., John Culhane Jr. As required by amendments to the FDCPA made by Section 1089 of Dodd Frank, the CFPB recently released its annual report to Congress on FDCPA compliance. We note ...

Debt collectors and credit bureaus must follow strict federal rules under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). These laws give you the right to dispute ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Sometimes it feels like spam calls are non-stop, either trying to sell you something or even take advantage of you. But if your phone is ringing because you owe money to a credit card, ...

Similar to the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), California’s “Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act” (RFDCPA) has historically regulated the manner in which debt collectors ...

A federal court in Illinois declined to dismiss Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Illinois consumer fraud claims brought by a homeowner who says a loan servicer tried to collect more than ...

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