Debt Collection Laws Blog

Bounced-check collector sued
For six months in 2004, Ukiah resident Kristy Schwarm lived in fear of being handcuffed and led away by police in front of her six children for bouncing two checks.

Public Citizen, NCLC Call on Congress Not to Exempt Abusive Debt Collectors From Consumer Protection Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. Public Citizen and the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) today called on Congress to block legislation that would grant debt collectors who pose as prosecutors a special, blanket exemption from federal consumer protection law.

Claudia Callaway Joins Manatt's Washington, D.C., Office
WASHINGTON & LOS ANGELES----May 4, 2006--Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, the national law and consulting firm, announced today that Claudia Callaway, a prominent litigator and trial lawyer, has joined the firm's Washington, D.C., office as a Partner.

Expert-Matters.com Provides Shared Info on Effective 'Do-It ...
Newswire Today (press release), UK - Apr 6, 2006... you through all of this. Our ability to repair our credit rests with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FCRA gives us rights ...

Consumer Report
CSO, MA - Apr 20, 2006... With the ChoicePoint case, there were a number of different violations, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act, thus the penalty criteria is quite different ...

Take the Background Check Challenge: Verified Person Develops ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - Apr 5, 2006... Furthermore, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA, 15 USC 1681 et seq.) as amended by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003 (FACTA) specifically ...

Get the feds to fix your credit records
Bankrate.com - Apr 12, 2006... Transactions Act of 2003, or FACT Act. This act updates the Fair Credit Reporting Act. For example, getting a free annual credit ...