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On July 6, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit issued a per curiam opinion affirming the Southern District of Alabama’s entry of summary judgment in the lender’s favor on a plaintiff’s claim under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), therein finding that the district court did not err in dismissing the claim for willful violation of the FCRA because the plaintiff failed to establish that the lender’s interpretation of its obligations under the statute was objectively unreasonable.
In Ajomale v. Quicken Loans Inc., –– Fed Appx. ––, 2021 WL 2799939 (Jul. 6, 2021), the ...
Posted in: FCRA, Federal Trade Commission
On November 4, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other law enforcement authorities announced the first coordinated federal-state enforcement initiative targeting deceptive and abusive debt collection practices. The national initiative, named Operation Collection Protection, encompasses 30 new enforcement actions by federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities against collectors. The cases announced today bring the total number of actions taken so far this year to 115 by more than 70 law enforcement partners participating in the initiative. As part of ...
Posted in: Debt Collection, Federal Trade Commission
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