by Mike Wallace | Jan 21, 2017 | Debt Collectors
Attempted Collection of Time-Barred Claims by Junk Debt Buyers. On January 17, 2017, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Midland Funding, LLC v. Aleida Johnson. Midland Funding is one of the most well known junk debt buyers in the industry. Aleida...
by Mike Wallace | Sep 11, 2016 | Debt Collectors
THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HAS RULED THAT THE SENDING OF A COLLECTION LETTER TO AN UNSOPHISTICATED CONSUMER ON A TIME-BARRED DEBT, WITHOUT REVEALING THAT THE DEBT IS JUDICIALLY UNENFORCEABLE, CAN VIOLATE THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT...