United Recovery Systems in More Legal Trouble Over Collections

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A proposed class action out of Wisconsin alleges defendant United Recovery Systems, LP violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) within collection notices sent to consumers. The Milwaukee County woman who filed the action claims the defendant sent her a collection notice purportedly offering to settle her debt for roughly 70 percent of the total amount owed so long as payment was received “by this office within 10 business days” of the postmark on the communication. This statement is problematic, the case argues, because such an offer seemingly indicates to the unsophisticated consumer that the offer may expire as a purportedly “limited time offer” even though it isn’t.

“Such false statements are material false statements, as they impart in the unsophisticated consumer a false belief that he or she must hurry to take advantage of a limited-time opportunity, when in reality, there is no such time limit,” court documents argue.