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WebRecon to Transform, Begin Verifying Litigant IDs and Tracking Pre-Litigation Demands

Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 by Collections Recon.

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WebRecon LLC is about to change all of the rules.

Debt collector sued for violations of deceptive trade laws

Posted on 16. Jan, 2012 by Collections Recon.

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A debt collector is being sued for calling a consumer and leaving messages without disclosing its true business name in violation of federal and Texas laws.

FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, Full Year 2011 Recap

Posted on 12. Jan, 2012 by Collections Recon.

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2011 ended with another record year in consumer litigation. Notably, FCRA, TCPA and Truth-in-Lending lawsuits were all up very significantly over 2010, each setting new records. FCRA litigation had a big jump after several years of relatively flat numbers, TCPA litigation more than doubled, and TILA nearly tripled over the previous year.

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December 2011 FDCPA/TCPA Summary

Posted on 12. Jan, 2012 by Collections Recon.

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In December, 823 cases were filed in US District Courts for alleged violations of the FDCPA and TCPA. Case volumes were ten percent (10%) lower than November’s case totals.

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FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, December 1-15, 2011

Posted on 29. Dec, 2011 by Collections Recon.

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Grand Rapids, MI (December 28, 2011) – The following statistics are provided to the ARM industry courtesy of WebRecon LLC.

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FDCPA and Other Consumer Lawsuit Statistics, November 16-30, 2011

Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by Collections Recon.

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Grand Rapids, MI (December 13, 2011) – The following statistics are provided to the ARM industry courtesy of WebRecon LLC.

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November FDCPA/TCPA Statistics

Posted on 09. Dec, 2011 by Collections Recon.

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In November, 915 cases were filed in US District Courts for alleged violations of the FDCPA and TCPA.

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Consumer Credit Capital Launches Clean Credit Repair Program

Posted on 07. Dec, 2011 by Collections Recon.

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Consumer Credit Capital Launches their Clean Credit Repair Program. The Program was developed based on thousands of hours of credit management experience in dealing with creditors, collectors and credit bureaus.

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Bad Credit Reporting by Debt Collectors Can Lead to Credit Denial and Higher Interest Rates for Consumers

Posted on 01. Dec, 2011 by Collections Recon.

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A case alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for improper conduct in reporting of an Arizona consumer’s alleged debt to credit reporting agency Experian, was filed and successfully litigated in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona(2:10-cv-00548-MHB) by Weisberg and Meyers LLC, Attorneys for Consumers. In Pinkerton v. National Credit Services (NCS) of Oklahoma and Capital Assistance Group, LLC,(2:10-cv-00548-MHB) a judgment was entered against the defendants for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act due to incorrect information found on the Plaintiff’s credit report or “bad credit reporting.”