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50 Reasons to Sue your Debt Collector under Federal Law August 20, 2021
The below is a list of 50 clear violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [1] Most of these are in the collection-litigation landscape. This list was first inspired by only one ...
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Debt Defense: Tips & Hacks 1 January 20, 2017
Our "Debt Defense: Tips & Hacks" series was inspired by our Facebook page that we're delighted to see obtain increased viewership. Our goal is to provide quick, useable, and current nuggets of ...
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Midland Funding Seeks U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Over Usury Issue November 16, 2015
You may remember in Madden v. Midland Funding, LLC , the United States Court of Appeals ruled that Midland Funding, LLC a non-bank debt buyer, was unable to charge the same usurious rates of interest ...
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CFPB Stiffly Penalizes Midland Funding and Portfolio Recovery Associates for Collection Defects October 26, 2015
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB"), the federal government's consumer-protection muscle levied stiff penalties against Encore Capital Group (the parent to Midland Funding, LLC and ...
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Midland Funding, LLC Not Permitted to Violate Usury Laws Under National Bank Act June 25, 2015
Usury is defined as an illegally high rate of interest. In New York, the civil usury rate is 16% [1] and the criminal usury rate is 25% [2] . Banks get around state usury laws through the National ...
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Midland Funding, LLC Summary Judgment Motion Denied as Inexcusably Late February 10, 2014
Facing a "Motion for Summary Judgment" by Midland Funding, LLC ? If so, Midland Funding, LLC is seeking a judgment against you while dispensing the need for a trial. The evidence against you is being ...
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