Financial Services
Supreme Court to Consider Role of District Courts in Reviewing Agency Rules
Supreme Court to Consider Role of District Courts in Reviewing Agency Rules In granting certiorari in the case of Carlton & Harris v. PDR Network, LLC, the United States Supreme Court appears poised to guide district courts in their interpretation of administrative agency rules. The facts of the case are straightforward. Carlton & Harris, a…
Read MoreMinnesota Fines Collection Agency for Violating Escheat Laws and Inadequate CMS
The Minnesota Department of Commerce has entered into a consent order with Range Credit Bureau, Inc. The order fines the collection agency for a number of practices including: noncompliance with State escheat laws by failing file reports of Unclaimed Property for funds owed to customer who failed to negotiate refund or payment checks; failing to…
Read MoreSeventh Circuit Allows Non-Debtor to Allege Consumer Status
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed a district court’s dismissal of an FDCPA action, reinstating a suit by a plaintiff who claims never to have been the debtor on the account in question. In Loja v. Main St. Acquisition Corp., Defendant Main Street was the purchaser of a Washington…
Read MoreCourt Resolves FOIA Fight in Favor of BCFP
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has resolved a two-and-a-half-year battle over whether the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection must release, under the Freedom of Information Act, documents related to the Bureau’s enforcement action against—and eventual consent order with—Portfolio Recovery Associates (PRA). In Frank LLP v. Consumer Fin. Prot. Bureau, in…
Read MoreSeventh Circuit Vacates Fee Award Based on Mootness
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has vacated an award of over $70,000 in fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff in an FDCPA case. In Portalatin v. Blatt, Hasenmiller, Leibsker & Moore, LLC, the plaintiff sued a law firm and its debt-buyer client for filing suit in the wrong venue…
Read MoreBarron & Newburger Recognized for Bankruptcy Litigation
U.S. News & World Report included Barron & Newburger, P.C. in its Best Lawyers rankings. The firm was listed as Tier 1 in Bankruptcy Litigation for the Austin market. Bankruptcy Section head Stephen Sather said that the firm has never shied away from the courtroom and that the best way to obtain a good settlement…
Read MoreBrit Suttell profiled in Creditor Collections Today
Creditor Collections Today wrote a nice profile of BNPC attorney Brit Suttell. Highlights include how Brit grew up addressing green cards in her father’s law office and how she wooed her wife by catching and grilling a salmon. Read the profile at https://www.creditorcollectionstoday.com/edition/weekly-lender-loans-2021-03-06?open-article-id=15633807&article-title=getting-to-know-brit-suttell-of-barron—newburger&blog-domain=accountsrecovery.net&blog-title=account-recovery-
Read MoreBarron & Sather Featured in American Bankruptcy Institute Journal
Barbara Barron and Stephen Sather’s article “Voting and the Apathetic Creditor” was featured on the cover of the December issue of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal. The article discusses the difficulty in determining acceptance or rejection of a plan of reorganization when a class of creditors declines to vote.
Read MoreBrit Suttell Awarded Prestigious Donald Kramer Award
Brit Suttell wins the National Creditors Bar Association Donald Kramer Award for efforts on behalf of Credit and Legal Collections Industry AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA, October 23, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — Brit Suttell has been awarded the National Creditor’s Bar Association’s Donald Kramer Award. The Donald Kramer award is given each year to “someone whose efforts have…
Read MoreNew York City DCA Issues Covert Regs Governing Interactions with Consumers Who Do Not Speak English
On June 11, 2020, the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (“DCA”) released amendments to its debt collection regulations aimed at addressing communications with consumers who may have limited English proficiency (the “Amendments”). While this is an issue on many regulators’ minds, these NYC Amendments appeared to come out of left field. The Amendments…
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