Telecommunications, Debt Collection, Debt Collectors

DeSantis signs bill allowing debt collection emails between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m.

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/3/2025

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed legislation making it clear that debt collection emails sent between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. do not violate Florida law....more

FCC’s call blocking plans could create problems for collections

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/21/2019

Plans announced on May 15 by the FCC to empower voice service providers to offer more aggressive call-blocking programs could create significant problems for creditors and debt collectors. ...more

The CFPB’s Long Awaited Debt Collection Rule is Certain to Shake Up the Industry

Polsinelli on 5/20/2019

On May 7, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rulemaking) to implement portions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)....more

Bargained-For Consent: An Increasingly Viable Defense to TCPA Claims

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/6/2018

• In most TCPA cases, a threshold question is whether a called party has provided prior express consent to receive calls (or texts) using an automatic telephone dialing system. • While numerous courts have ruled that a party...more

Adding to Uncertainty for Scam Targets, the IRS Now Allows Private Debt Collectors to Dun Taxpayers

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 5/17/2017

In a move that could be confusing to seniors who are vulnerable to scams, the IRS will begin using private debt collection agencies to collect past-due taxes. The new program will begin in April 2017....more

Wisconsin District Court Extends Stay in TCPA Case Pending Judicial Review of FCC Order

Burr & Forman on 11/5/2015

In Gensel v. Performant Technologies, Inc., No. 13-C-1196, 2015 WL 6158072, (E.D. Wisc. Oct. 20, 2015), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin granted Performant Technologies, Inc.’s (“Performant”)...more

Avoiding the Costly “Robo No-No”

Buchalter on 9/17/2015

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) was enacted to protect consumers from intrusive robocalls, but Congress probably did not foresee that it would result in a windfall for plaintiff’s lawyers. Virtually every...more

The FCC's TCPA Regulatory Ruling Imposes Tighter Call Restrictions

Carlton Fields on 8/6/2015

Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a long awaited declaratory ruling and order, FCC 15-72, addressing several petitions which sought clarification of or exemptions from Telephone Consumer...more

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