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Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Holds That Assignee of Post-Default Credit Card Accounts Was Not a Debt Collector Under FDCPA

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently held that a bank was not...

New York Federal Court Holds That Debt Collection Letter Did Not Violate FDCPA

The United States District Court for the Western District of New York recently held that a debt...

Wisconsin’s Appellate Court Holds That Title Company Was Not Liable for Title Agent’s Escrow Disbursements

The Court of Appeals of Wisconsin recently held that a title company could not be held liable...

New York’s First Department Requires Foreign Bank with New York Branch to Provide Information on Foreign Branches in Response to Information Subpoena

The First Department of New York’s Appellate Division recently held that a Taiwanese bank that has 128...

Sixth Circuit Holds That Defendants Using MERS Did Not Violate Kentucky Law by Failing to Record Note Transfers

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently addressed a split in its district...

Fourth Circuit Holds That Bank Officers May Be Personally Liable for Poor Loan Decisions Under a Theory of Negligence if Not Protected Under the Bank’s Articles of Incorporation

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently vacated a lower court’s grant of...

Illinois Federal Court Holds That Debt Collector Was Not Liable For Filing Lawsuit In Incorrect Venue in Reliance on Seventh Circuit Decision

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently held that the filing of...

Third Circuit Requires an Inaccurate Statement to Be Material to Impose FDCPA Liability

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that a debt collector’s inaccurate...

Second Circuit Holds That Nursing Home Debt Is Protected by FDCPA

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held that a debt collector’s phone...

Eighth Circuit Rejects Borrowers’ TILA Claims Based on Inaccurate Disclosures

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently rejected a borrower’s Truth in Lending...

Eleventh Circuit Holds That Lender’s Interest in Water Treatment System Was Not Sufficient to Trigger TILA Protection

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s decision that...

Ninth Circuit Holds That Debt Collector’s Interest Demand Did Not Violate FDCPA

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed a District Court’s grant of...