Tag Archives: FDCPA

Provin Notice to Debt Collectors

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Camron Hoorfar

Debt collectors often dispute receiving communications, written or verbal, that consumers believe they conveyed. There is no certain way to avoid disputes over a debt collector’s receipt of a consumer’s communication, whether it be a TCPA revocation of consent, a … Continue reading →

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Eighth Circuit Finds FDCPA Protects Person Mistakenly Identified as Debtor

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Camron Hoorfar

In Dunham v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, L.L.C., the Eight Circuit rejected to the debt buyer’s argument and the lower court’s holding that the FDCPA did not provide any protection to a person from whom the debt collector mistakenly sought payment … Continue reading →

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Tenth Circuit Narrowly Construes FDCPA to Permit Debt Collectors to Verify Unemployment and to Shift Court Costs to Unsuccessful Consumers

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Camron Hoorfar

In a split decision in Marx v. Revenue Corp., a panel of the Tenth Circuit narrowly constructed the broad definition of “communication” in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to not include a debt collector’s fax to a debtor’s employer … Continue reading →

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FDCPA’s Strict Limits for Debt Collectors Leaving Messages for Consumers

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Camron Hoorfar

A voicemail from a debt collector is not the message many people want to share with their roommate, employer, children or parents. The May/June issue of this newsletter examined the rules for debt collectors leaving messages, particularly on shared voicemail … Continue reading →

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