Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

March 23, 2018 Suttell & Hammer, P.S. and Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC have been named in a proposed class action lawsuit.

March 23, 2018 A New Jersey consumer has filed a proposed class action against Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC.

March 23, 2018 Niagara Credit Solutions, Inc. has been named in a proposed class action alleging the defendant violated federal debt collection law by failing to clearly communicate in a collection letter a consumer’s “amount of debt.”

March 23, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against ARS National Services, Inc. claiming the debt collector misled a New York consumer regarding the amount of her alleged debt.

March 20, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Midland Credit Management, Inc. (MCM) and Midland Funding LLC over allegedly misleading collection letters the defendants sent to a Texas woman.

March 20, 2018 ARS National Services, Inc. is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit filed over alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

March 20, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Mullen & Iannarone, P.C. over an allegedly misleading omission from a collection letter the defendant sent to a New York consumer.

March 20, 2018 Cavalry Portfolio Services, LLC has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the debt collector failed to identify the plaintiffs' creditors in collection letters it sent them.

March 20, 2018 NRA Group, LLC (which does business as National Recovery Agency) is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the defendant sent a Wisconsin consumer a collection letter that violated federal debt collection law.

March 20, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Transworld Systems Inc. alleging the debt collector falsely informed a consumer that his purported debt may increase.

March 19, 2018 Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC has been named in a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the debt collector failed to clearly communicate the amount of a New York man’s alleged debt.

March 16, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against the Law Offices of Hayt, Hayt & Landau, LLC claiming the debt collector demanded an amount that was more than a consumer actually owed.

March 16, 2018 Asset Recovery Solutions, LLC and Bureaus Investment Group Portfolio No. 15, LLC have been hit with a proposed class action alleging the defendants sent a consumer a collection notice that failed to comply with federal law.

March 16, 2018 Messerli & Kramer, P.A. and an individual attorney allegedly publicly filed consumers' confidential information, violating both debt collection and credit reporting laws.

March 16, 2018 A Wisconsin consumer has filed a proposed class action against Credit Management, LP over a collection letter (Exhibit A) the company mailed in December 2017 for an obligation supposedly owed to Time Warner.

March 15, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against American Recovery Service Incorporated over claims that the company engaged in debt collection activities in West Virginia when it was not licensed to do business nor collect debt in the state.

March 15, 2018 G.L.A. Collection Company, Inc. has been named as the defendant in a proposed class action that alleges the debt collector violated federal law by sending a consumer a collection letter that contained 'false threats.'

March 15, 2018 A proposed class action alleging Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) violations has been filed against Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc. that takes issue with three collection letters the defendant sent to a Wisconsin consumer.

March 15, 2018 Convergent Outsourcing, Inc. is facing a proposed class action that alleges it failed to clearly convey a consumer's 'amount of debt' in accordance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

March 15, 2018 Harris & Harris, Ltd. (which does business as Harris & Harris of Illinois, Ltd.) is the defendant in a proposed class action filed by a Wisconsin consumer who takes issue with a letter she received from the debt collector.

March 15, 2018 A proposed class action alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) has been filed against Forster & Garbus, LLP.

March 15, 2018 A New York consumer alleges in a proposed class action that defendant Valentine & Kebartas, Inc. mailed him a collection notice that unlawfully failed to note whether his balance may increase due to interest or fees.

March 14, 2018 The plaintiff claims Guardian Credit Union's conduct aims to deceive consumers into paying old debts, which can resurrect those discharged in bankruptcy.

March 14, 2018 Midland Credit Management, Inc. was hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over an allegedly contradictory collection letter the defendant sent to a New York consumer.

March 14, 2018 Dynamic Recovery Solutions, LLC is the defendant in a proposed class action in which the plaintiff claims she received a notice from the company that failed to properly disclose that her debt was time-barred.

March 13, 2018 Security Credit Systems, Inc. is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed in New York by a man who claims the defendant sent him a misleading debt collection notice.

March 13, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Account Control Technology, Inc. that takes issue with the debt collector’s alleged failure to clearly communicate the plaintiff’s “amount of debt.”

March 13, 2018 Alpha Recovery Corp and JH Portfolio Debt Equities, LLC are facing a proposed class action that claims the entities sent a New York consumer a collection notice that violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

March 13, 2018 Universal Fidelity LP finds itself as the defendant in a proposed class action in which the plaintiff claims the company failed to explicitly identify the creditor to whom his debt is owed.

March 9, 2018 Per a lawsuit, Capital Management Services allegedly falsely intimated in a collection notice that the plaintiff's 'current amount due' was subject to change.

March 9, 2018 Dynamic Recovery Solutions, LLC and Cavalry SPV I, LLC have been named in a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a New York consumer who claims the defendants sent him a letter that violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

March 9, 2018 The plaintiff says Alltran stated a 'current amount due' without elaborating any further, which case says could lead someone to believe the amount may grow.

March 9, 2018 A Tennessee consumer has filed suit against Hunter Warfield claiming the debt collector sent her a misleading letter in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

March 9, 2018 According to a lawsuit, a Michael Harrison Attorney at Law employee misinformed the plaintiff that debt disputes could only be submitted in writing.

March 8, 2018 Account Control Technology, Inc. is the defendant in a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a New York man who claims the debt collector sent him a misleading letter.

March 8, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed in Virginia against IO, Inc. over alleged violations of federal debt collection law.

March 8, 2018 Dynamic Recovery Solutions, LLC and LVNV Funding, LLC are facing a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the debt collectors misled a Texas consumer as to her rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

March 7, 2018 A Wisconsin consumer claims in a proposed class action that Allied Interstate LLC ran afoul of federal debt collection regulations.

March 6, 2018 LTD Financial Services, L.P. and Advantage Assets II, Inc. are on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the defendants misled the plaintiff concerning their right to sue him to collect on the purported debt.

March 6, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Eltman Law, P.C. accusing the debt collector of failing to comply with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

March 6, 2018 Nationwide Credit, Inc. is on the receiving end of a proposed class action that claims the defendant sent a debt collection letter that violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

March 6, 2018 A group of debt collectors is facing a proposed class action that claims the defendants unlawfully filed lawsuits against consumers in an attempt to collect on defaulted student loans 'that they cannot prove they are owed.'

March 6, 2018 Forster & Garbus, LLP; LVNV Funding LLC; Sherman Financial Group, LLC; Resurgent Capital Services LP; and two individuals are facing a proposed class action filed by a New York man who alleges violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

March 5, 2018 A consumer alleges that Global Control mailed a collection notice containing language meant to scare her into paying a debt.

March 5, 2018 A New York consumer alleges in a proposed class action that defendant Fairfax Servicing LLC left him many answering machine messages in which the company unlawfully failed to identify itself as a debt collector.

March 5, 2018 Merchants & Professional Credit Bureau, Inc. is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a Texas woman who claims the defendant sent her a collection letter that violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

March 2, 2018 Systems & Services Technologies allegedly failed to inform a consumer of the 30-day window in which the validity of the debt could be disputed.

March 2, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Medicredit, Inc. by a Florida woman who claims the debt collector failed to clearly identify her creditor in a collection letter.

March 2, 2018 According to a lawsuit, Alltran Financial failed to disclose in a collection notice whether the plaintiff's debt was accruing interest.

March 2, 2018 According to the plaintiff, Revenue Group attempted to collect a $4.95 'convenience' fee without proper authorization to do so.