Lawsuit Challenges Legality of Allied Collection Services’ Settlement Offer

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A New Jersey consumer’s proposed class action claims Allied Collection Services, Inc. violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when, in a collection notice, it made the plaintiff a debt settlement offer that came with an expiration date only seven days out from when the woman received communication in the mail. The lawsuit claims the defendant sent the plaintiff the notice in question on November 23, 2016, and asked the woman to contact the company’s officer by November 30 to take advantage of its settlement offer.

“This form of a firm expiring offer letter is deceptive and overshadowing as it does not truly afford the consumer their proper rights and ability to dispute since the least sophisticated consumer could believe a settlement offer on par with the current one may never arise again,” the complaint argues.