Violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. There are many actions by debt collectors that may violate the FDCPA, such as suing or threatening to sue on a time-barred debt, executing on a vacated judgment, obtains a default judgment using a false affidavit of service, or continuing to execute on wages or a bank account after a court has signed an order to show cause.
Violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Reporting and verifying false information on a credit report. This includes, for example, verification of a judgment that in fact has been vacated. This is not a credit repair agency.
Debt collectors hounding consumers who are the victim of identity theft, and repeated false statements on credit reports.
The firm primarily sues debt collectors for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Examples of cases the firm has brought are for debt collectors:
1. Suing persons who are the victim of identity theft or who otherwise do not owe the debt.
2. Continuing to garnish wages or remove money from a bank account after a consumer files an "Order to Show Cause" in civil court ordering the debt collector to cease collections until there is a hearing on the consumer's request to vacate a judgment.
3. Continuing to maintain a freeze on a bank account, take money from a bank account, or garnish wages after the consumer has an order vacating the judgment.
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