Misleading or Confusing Debt Collection Letter
Alltran Financial Late Charges May Up Debt FDCPA Class Action
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) tries to ensure that consumer debtors have accurate and complete information about what they owe and other things, so that they can make the best decisions possible about their finances. The complaint alleges that Alltran Financial, LP sent consumer debtors a confusing or misleading collection letter in that Read more
Portfolio Recovery Misleading References to Lawsuit FDCPA Class Action
Congress passed the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) to stop debt collectors from making deceptive or misleading statements, among other things. The complaint for this class action alleges that Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC (PRA) sent a debt collection letter to consumers that contained repeated references to suing, even though lawsuit was not in question Read more
General Revenue Corp. Debt May Increase Statement FDCPA Class Action
Congress passed the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) both to stop abusive debt collection practices and to make sure that debt collectors who did not use abusive practices were not put at a disadvantage. The complaint for this class action alleges that General Revenue Corporation (GRC) violated the FDCPA when it implied that the Read more
FMS Collection Letter Confusing Statement of Balance FDCPA Class Action
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) tries to protect consumers from abusive or unfair debt collection practices. It provides specifics of what debt collectors need to include in the initial contact letter or within five days of one. The complaint for this class action alleges FMS, Inc. has violated this law with a debt Read more
MRS BPO False Urgency in Debt Collection Letter FDCPA Class Action
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) does not permit third-party debt collectors to send collection letters with false, deceptive, or misleading information in them. The complaint for this class action alleges that debt collector MRS BPO, LLC sent out such letters to debtors, suggesting it would not accept payments under its settlement offers unless Read more
Penn Credit Corporation Multiple Addresses in Debt Letter FDCPA Class Action
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) governs the debt-collection practices of third-party debt collectors, such as Penn Credit Corporation, who try to collect consumer debts on behalf of other lenders. This class action concerns a debt collection letter Penn sent to one or more consumers. The letter contained three different addresses, without specifying which Read more
AssetCare Medical Debt Settlement
AssetCare, LLC is settling a class action about debt collection practices brought under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Texas Debt Collection Act (TDCA), regarding debts owed to CF Medical, LLC, which buys bad debt from medical providers. The complaint alleged that AssetCare offered consumer debtors a limited-time settlement to resolve Read more
Forster & Garbus Collection Letter Balance and Interest FDCPA Class Action
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) tries to make third-party debt collectors provide clear and accurate information about consumer debts. The complaint for this class action alleges that debt collector Forster & Garbus violated the FDCPA when it sent debt collection letters that did not make clear the balance that was owed on the Read more
Structured Settlement “Overshadowing” of G-Notice Nevada Class Action
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) was designed to prevent abuse by third-party debt collectors trying to collect debts allegedly owed by consumers for debts incurred for personal, family, or household purposes. The complaint for this class action alleges that Structured Settlement and/or Nationwide Capital Services, LLC do not meet the requirements of the Read more
Northstar Location Services Deceptive Collection Letter Class Action
The complaint for this class action opens by quoting the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), noting that it was passed to protect consumers from “the use of abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices by many debt collectors.” This class action claims that Northstar Location Services, LLC violated the FDCPA at least three times Read more