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Reminder: California’s New Commercial Debt Collection Protections Take Effect July 1, 2025

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Companies that service or collect commercial debt are reminded that new practice requirements are taking effect in California starting July 1, 2025. As Mayer Brown reported when California Senate Bill 1286 was enacted in...more

Baker Donelson

Florida's Consumer Protection Statute Amended to Exclude Emails as Prohibited After-Hours Communications

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The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) – Florida's state-law version of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) – has long been the subject of consumer protection lawsuits, including, in recent...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Arizona Voters Modify Creditors' Remedies with Passage of Proposition 209

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On November 8th, Arizona voters approved Proposition 209, which significantly modifies the rights of creditors. Although the pre-election publicity focused mostly on medical debt, Prop. 209 changes how all types of debt can...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Enacts Consumer Credit Fairness Act, Impacting Debt Collection Actions

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On November 8, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (Act) (S.153/A.2382). The Act contains a series of amendments to New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) that...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

D.C. emergency and temporary legislation limiting collection activities to take effect September 23, 2021

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During D.C.’s declared State of Public Health Emergency, several financial protections have been put in place, including some that severely limit, among other things, collection activities relating to consumer contracts,...more

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Collecting Smaller Debts Just Got Easier for Creditors Thanks to New Legislation

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Collecting smaller debts may be getting easier. On May 24, 2019, Governor DeSantis signed HB 337 which increased the jurisdictional limits of the county courts. Presently, county courts handle lawsuits for up to $15,000 while...more

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NY enacts new disclosure requirements for use of auto “kill switches”

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New York has enacted legislation that requires creditors to provide new disclosures when using devices to remotely disable vehicles, commonly referred to as “kill switches.”  The new law took effect immediately upon its...more

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