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Appeals court remands Afewerki v. Anaya Law Group

by christine | Aug 22, 2017 | Debt buyer news | 0 comments

http://www.creditandcollectionnews.com/viewer.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bna.com%2Flawyers-face-debt-n73014463356%2F By Chris Bruce A federal appeals court Aug. 18 reinstated a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act suit against a law firm that misstated the principal and...

Texas jury imposed $25 million penalty against debt buyer Onwuteaka

by christine | Aug 10, 2017 | Debt buyer news | 0 comments

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Jury-imposes-25-million-in-civil-penalties-11203956.php … A state district court jury Wednesday imposed $25 million in civil penalties against a Houston debt buyer and the companies he controls for...

Encore (Midland Funding) now nation’s largest debt buyer

by christine | Sep 27, 2013 | Debt buyer news | 0 comments

From the NCLC eReports “Fast Facts on the Debt Buyer Industry:” Encore Capital, that often operates under the name Midland, is becoming the dominant actor in the field. Even before it purchased Asset Acceptance, the sixth largest debt buyer, it had...

Missouri court of appeals rules that debt buyer violated FDCPA by filing lawsuit without sufficient documentation

by christine | Aug 31, 2013 | Debt buyer news | 2 comments

Another GREAT appeals court ruling. From the NCLC news: Debt Buyer’s Unsubstantiated Collection Action Violates the FDCPA by Jon Sheldon NCLC eReports, August 2013, No. 9 Debt Collection Royal Financial Group, LLC v. Perkins, 2013 WL 449343 (Mo. Ct. App. Aug....