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What Debt Collectors Can and Cannot Do

January 26, 2010

The Federal Trade Commission has posted a video on their website and YouTube outlining consumers’ rights when contacted by debt collectors.
If you have been contacted by a debt collector, watching the video is a good place to start learning about your rights.
(photo: bisgovuk)

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FDPCA & FCRA Lawsuits On the Rise

September 23, 2009

The number of FDCPA and FCRA lawsuits filed in 2009 is well ahead of both 2008 and 2007. In July 2009, the 5000th suit was filed. In 2008, that benchmark was not hit until the second week of October; in 2007 it took until early December.
So what is behind the surge? Here are my best [...]

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New contributor: Randall Ryder, consumer rights law clerk

June 8, 2009

Randall Ryder just graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School. During his third year, he was my student teacher in the Maynard Pirsig Moot Court program. He is studying for the Minnesota bar exam, helping me represent consumers, and trying to salvage a bit of summer vacation, I imagine.
After he passes the Minnesota bar, [...]

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Likely DOJ Nominee Has Long History of Lobbying Against Consumer Rights

February 25, 2009

Likely DOJ Nominee Has Long History of Lobbying Against Consumer Rights | Watchdog Blog

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Debt collectors think consumers knowing their rights is “ominous”

February 3, 2009

Yesterday, on Consumerist, I criticized an article in the Washington Post for sounding like it was written by debt collectors. Apparently, it was prompted by a dispatch from the Associated Press, which distributed “Six Tips for Dealing With Debt Collectors” on Friday. (The “6 tips” are good tips, by the way, although the WaPo article [...]

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National Consumer Rights Litigation Conference in Portland, Oregon

October 20, 2008

Hello from Portland! I am in Portland all week for the National Consumer Law Center’s annual National Consumer Rights Litigation Conference. (The conference starts on Friday, but I came early with my wife to take in Portland.)
I will be presenting on a panel with the Americans for Fairness in Lending on getting out the message [...]

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