Adding Unauthorized Fees During Collection

Advanced Disposal Fees Georgia and Alabama Settlement

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. and its related companies will spend just short of $3 million to resolve three class actions alleging that it charged customers improper fees. The complaints claimed that the companies did not have the right to charges the fees, which included such things as fuel surcharges, environmental fees, administrative charges.  Read more

California Pro Solutions Debt Collection Class Action Settlement

The plaintiffs in this lawsuit allege that Pro Solutions engaged in illegal conduct regarding HOA accounts that were transferred to Pro Solutions for debt collection.  This illegal conduct includes: Contacting homeowners and stating debt amounts that include charges not incurred by the HOA; Contacting homeowners and stating debt amounts that include late fees in excess  Read more

CB1 Debt Collection Class Action Settlement

The plaintiffs in this lawsuit allege that CB1 Collections improperly collected a surcharge for credit or debit card use.   Read more

Bank of America FHA-Insured Loan Class Action Settlement

The plaintiff in this lawsuit alleges that Bank of America breached the promissory notes underlying consumers' FHA-insured home loans when they collected post-payment interest without providing an FHA-approved payoff disclosure to borrowers who made a pre-payment inquiry, request for payoff figures, or tender of prepayment.  Read more

Midland Funding in Unfair Debt Collection Settlement

This class action alleges that Midland Funding and Midland Credit Management violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because its letters to consumers stated that if they would pay a reduced amount to satisfy their debt, Midland would stop charging them interest on the debt—even though Midland was actually not charging interest on the  Read more

Wells Fargo Improper Fees in Bankruptcies Class Action

This class action alleges that Wells Fargo Bank improperly charged for certain attorneys’ fees related to the personal bankruptcy proceedings of mortgage holders.   Read more

Millenia Collections Debt Collection Class Action

This class action alleges that Millenia Collections falsely represented the amount of debt it was owed by the plaintiff.  Read more

Real Time Resolutions Settled-Debt Collection Class Action

This class action alleges that Real Time Resolutions attempted to illegally collect a debt in violation of federal and state debt collection laws by not naming the true original creditor and by adding unlawful fees.  Read more