View full post on Regulation A review of lawsuits filed against collection agencies and creditors in the first two-week reporting period for 2012 shows that Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuits are down from the same two-week period a year ago.
View full post on Regulation Consumer litigation filed against collection agencies and creditors in 2011 set several records – including cases citing the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Truth-in-Lending Act.
View full post on Regulation Lawsuits citing Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violations reached 11,359 this year through Dec. 15, exceeding last year’s record of 10,914, according to WebRecon LLC, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based company that tracks the data from the courts.
View full post on Regulation Lawsuits citing Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) violations reached 10,788 this year through Nov. 30. Last year, the 10,000 mark was reached on Dec. 1.
View full post on Regulation Total lawsuits filed in the U.S. this year citing alleged Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) violations reached 10,402 through mid-October, well ahead of last year’s pace.
View full post on Regulation Consumers sued a total of 498 different collection agencies and creditors in the Oct. 16-31 period, down from 597 in the first half of October, according to data from U.S. District Courts.
View full post on Regulation Lawsuits citing Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) violations were poised to hit 10,000 early this month after reaching 9,425 through Oct. 15, according to data from U.S. District Courts. Last year, the 10,000 mark for FDCPA lawsuits was not reached until Dec. 1.
View full post on Regulation Consumers filed an estimated 400 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuits in the Aug. 16-31 period, down from 441 filed in the first half of August, according to data from U.S. district courts.
View full post on Regulation Consumers have filed 7,923 lawsuits against collection agencies and creditors this year through August 15, a record-setting pace that easily tops the 7,169 lawsuits filed through the year-ago period.
View full post on Regulation U.S. consumers sued an estimated 563 different collection agencies in the July 16-31 period, according to data pulled from U.S. District Courts.
