In Daniels v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 14013 (11th Cir. May 24, 2022) a panel of the Eleventh Circuit addressed the question “whether a required monthly mortgage ...

On April 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative FDCPA class action debt collection lawsuit concerning allegedly misleading dispute language. A letter ...

In a question of first impression in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit (which has jurisdiction over Florida, Georgia and Alabama), the court was presented with the question of whether ...

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If you receive a phone call like that, the first thing to do is to stay calm. Despite those threats, those "debt collectors" don't have any legal power. In most cases, the alleged overdue loan doesn't ...

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Do you have debt that keeps you up at night? It might help you to learn more about the statute of limitations on debt collection, which effectively gives a debt collector a deadline for suing you over ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Having debt in collections is an unfortunate reality for millions of Americans — especially those who are struggling with unexpected financial hardships. But while facing a debt collection issue may ...

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Since many mortgage and other loan statements have all or part of this verbiage as standard "boiler plate" language, the decision needs to be a wake-up call for lenders and their attorneys. Charles M.