Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

December 28, 2017 A consumer alleges Financial Credit Network falsely stated interest may be accruing on her debt, when the opposite was true.

December 27, 2017 A NY consumer claims he received notices from HF Holdings seeking $20 on behalf of Mineola Medical Lab despite having no prior business with the company.

December 27, 2017 A consumer alleges Arcadia Recovery Bureau used unlawful, threatening tactics to pressure her into quickly paying off a debt.

December 27, 2017 Transworld Systems allegedly stated a current balance without clarification, a move the suit says can be interpreted to mean the amount may change.

December 27, 2017 Three consumers say they received notices from Cavalry Portfolio Services in which it failed to properly name the creditors to whom they owed payment.

December 27, 2017 A consumer's lawsuit outlines claims that Kirschenbaum Phillips & Levy mailed a collection notice that provided few details on 'other charges.'

December 27, 2017 D&A Services faces a lawsuit in which a consumer claims the company stated a 'current balance' in a collection notice without any further explanation.

December 26, 2017 A consumer alleges a collection letter he received from Online Information Services improperly implied debt disputes must only be submitted in writing.

December 26, 2017 A lawsuit alleges Capital Management Services broke the law by failing to provide a thorough-enough breakdown of the plaintiff's debt.

December 26, 2017 Two plaintiffs alleges Forster & Garbus failed to disclose information essential to knowing how much is owed at any given time to resolve their debts.

December 26, 2017 A consumer alleges ARS National Services mailed him a collection notice that did not disclose if his debt may increase due to interest and fees.

December 26, 2017 Two plaintiffs have sued Forster & Garbus claiming they received collection notices that failed to clearly and concisely state the amount of debt owed.

December 26, 2017 Forster & Garbus is the defendant in a class action claiming the debt collector failed to explicitly identify the creditor who's owed payment.

December 22, 2017 DCI Credit Services, Inc. is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a North Dakota couple who claim the defendant unlawfully threatened them into paying an unauthorized debt collection fee.

December 21, 2017 A lawsuit claims AllianceOne Receivables Management's offer to settle the plaintiff's debt came with a fraudulent 30-day deadline.

December 21, 2017 A New York consumer alleges Convergent Outsourcing failed to effectively convey his FDCPA right to request validation for his supposed debt.

December 20, 2017 Account Control Technology, Inc. is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit alleging it falsely implied to a consumer that the amount of her debt was increasing.

December 20, 2017 A man has filed suit against Sarma Collections, Inc. claiming the defendant failed to include a date on the collection letter it sent him, thereby leaving him unsure as to when the validation period expired during which he could dispute the alleged debt.

December 20, 2017 McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. is the defendant in a proposed class action filed by a New York man who alleges the debt collector misled him concerning his right to dispute a purported debt.

December 20, 2017 A consumer alleges Financial Recovery Services misleadingly presented her debt balance as static, when, in fact, it was set to increase due to interest.

December 20, 2017 Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a New York woman who claims the defendant sent her a misleading debt collection letter.

December 20, 2017 San Diego Accounts Service (which does business as California Accounts Service) is facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging it violated federal debt collection law by failing to clearly communicate the amount of a consumer’s purported debt.

December 20, 2017 Receivables Management Partners, LLC is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by an Illinois man who claims the defendant sent him a collection letter that listed two different debt balances.

December 20, 2017 Transworld Systems Inc. is facing a proposed class action alleging the defendant violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by failing to specify the amount of a consumer’s purported debt.

December 19, 2017 ARS National Services Inc. is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a New York woman who claims the defendant sent her a debt collection letter that misled her as to the purported consequences of settling her alleged debt.

December 19, 2017 Sentry Credit, Inc. is facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the debt collector failed to clearly state in a collection letter the amount of a consumer’s purported debt.

December 18, 2017 A consumer claims a collection notice sent by Asset Recovery Solutions falsely - and wrongly - implied a debt amount was subject to increase.

December 18, 2017 A lawsuit from a WI consumer cites five debt collection letters ostensibly sending mix signals regarding whether the woman's debt had been accelerated.

December 15, 2017 Convergent Outsourcing faces a case in which the plaintiff says the company, in a notice, failed to identify the creditor to which her debt is owed.

December 15, 2017 A consumer in New York alleges Financial Recovery Services mailed her a letter that contains Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violations.

December 15, 2017 Per a lawsuit filed in Florida, Advanced Call Center Technologies inaccurately relayed to the plaintiff his debt verification rights under the FDCPA.

December 15, 2017 A consumer claims she received a notice from Van Ru Credit Corporation in which the company failed to adequately explain a debt settlement offer.

December 15, 2017 Escallate, LLC is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a Pennsylvania man who claims he received a letter from the debt collector enclosed in an envelope that displayed his protected debt information.

December 14, 2017 Associated Credit Services, Inc. is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims it violated federal debt collection law by failing to inform a consumer that his account balance was increasing due to interest and fees.

December 14, 2017 Northland Group, Inc., Absolute Resolutions Corporation, and Absolute Resolutions V LLC have been named as defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit alleging several violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

December 14, 2017 A Wisconsin consumer has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Credit Collection Services, Inc. claiming the debt collector illegally imposed additional requirements on consumers attempting to dispute their purported debts.

December 14, 2017 Frontline Asset Strategies, LLC is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a New York woman who claims the defendant sent her a misleading debt collection letter in violation of federal law.

December 14, 2017 A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc. over claims that it unlawfully demanded payment from a consumer before the 30-day validation period ended during which she could dispute the alleged debt.

December 14, 2017 In a lawsuit, a Georgia woman says Receivable Management Group failed to properly specify the current creditor to whom her debt was owed.

December 14, 2017 Phillips & Cohen Associates faces a lawsuit in which the plaintiff claims the 'Current Balance' stated in a collection notice is deceptive.

December 14, 2017 A consumer says Global Credit & Collection Corp. intentionally failed to disclose that payment on a time-barred debt would reset its statute of limitations.

December 13, 2017 ARStrat, LLC is facing claims that it sent a New York consumer a collection letter that contained false statements in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

December 13, 2017 Alliance CAS, LLC is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a Florida man who claims the debt collector charged him an illegal 'convenience fee' for online payments.

December 13, 2017 Gatestone & Co. International Inc. is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit alleging it failed to clearly inform a consumer of the protections afforded to her under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

December 13, 2017 NPAS, Inc. is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a Florida woman who alleges the defendant sent her a letter that violated federal debt collection law.

December 13, 2017 A plaintiff alleges the debt collector, along with Jefferson Capital Systems, illegally shortened the 30-day window he had in which to dispute his debt.

December 13, 2017 A consumer says she received a collection notice from Diversified Consultants with a 'Current Balance' that could be read to have two or more meanings.

December 13, 2017 A consumer alleges Credit Management, L.P. mailed a collection notice that stated a 'current balance' that may be misleading.

December 13, 2017 According to a lawsuit, Alltran Financial unlawfully failed to state in a collection notice if the plaintiff's balance may increase due to interest.

December 13, 2017 A New York consumer alleges Atlantic Credit & Finance violated the FDCPA by requesting she dispute her debt in writing.