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Creditors' Corner: Navigating Consumer Collection Law

Join attorneys Melissa Tula Smith and Rachel Rogers as they dive deep into the complex world of consumer collection law. This informative podcast breaks down key federal regulations like the FDCPA, TCPA, and FCRA, exploring...more

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The City that Never Sleeps on Debt Collection: A Primer on New York City's Debt Collection Regulations

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The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection ("DCWP") (formerly the Department of Consumer Affairs) promulgated new debt collection rules this spring to provide protections to consumers with limited English...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Excludes Banks Collecting Purchased Delinquent Debt from Definition of “Debt Collector” under the FDCPA

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Action Item: Banks and other consumer finance firms that purchase delinquent debt and then collect on their own behalf are not “debt collectors” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. However, this limitation still...more

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Supreme Court Decides Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc.

On June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court decided Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., No. 16–349, holding that a company may collect debts that it purchased for its own account without triggering the statutory definition of...more

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Henson v. Santander: Resolving Circuit Split, Supreme Court Holds Debt Buyer Not a Debt Collector under FDCPA

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The U.S. Supreme Court in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc., 2017 WL 2507342, ruled that purchasing and then collecting a defaulted debt does not, standing alone, make an entity a “debt collector” as defined by the Fair...more

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SCOTUS’s FDCPA Opinion in Henson v. Santander: It’s Not Debt Collection When You Own It

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Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.—Justice Gorsuch’s first as a Supreme Court Justice. The question presented was whether “individuals and entities...more

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