The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Kentucky consumers in the recent, to-be-published case of Harrell v. Unifund CCR Partners. Harrell holds quite reasonably that a debt collector cannot assess, accrue, and collect interest on a debt for time period before it acquires the debt. The was my case. Harrell v. Unifund – […]
Surprisingly, it does make a difference. The most important thing you need to know is that using a debit card does cannot help improve your credit score. This is because, with a debit card, you are not borrowing money like you would with a credit card. Unlike with a credit card, you don’t get a […]
GLA Collection Co., Inc. is a Louisville, Kentucky based collection company that focuses on the collection of medical debt. Medical debt is one of the most common types of debt on consumer credit reports. A recent study found that “43 million Americans have overdue medical debt on their credit reports.” And medical debt is the leading causes […]
I have a client who was recently contacted by an outfit identifying itself as O’Connell Greenman & Associates. This debt collector made a number of dubious claims on a recorded message that appear to be false, including threatening to sue the client. The debt collector ended in the call with an ominous, “Good luck in Court.” […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently published a study concerning the reporting of medical and non-medical debt on consumer credit reports. Some of the pertinent highlights of the study are: Information from recent studies of credit report accuracy and from other sources raise particular concerns about the accuracy and interpretation of collections tradelines, the vast […]
Debt validation is a specific right you have under the FDCPA. 15 U.S.C. § 1692g(b). Writing effective debt validation and verification letters is key to exercising this right. Within 30 days of a debt collector’s “initial communication” with a consumer, you the consumer have the right to send a letter to the debt collector disputing […]
Medical debt on consumer credit reports is huge problem in this country. As reported by the International Business Times: According to a study by the Commonwealth Fund, 22 percent of adults—approximately 41 million consumers—were contacted by a collection agency over unpaid medical bills in 2012. Another study, by Ernst & Young in 2012, found that medical […]
There’s a saying that “bad decisions make good stories.” But when it comes to credit, bad decisions just leads to bad or worse credit. Taking out your frustrations on the bank that issued you a credit card in connection with a beef you have with a creditor does not end well. Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/creditsesamecom/what-not-to-do-with-your-credit_b_6115048.html
Fulk v. LVNV Funding LLC, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150220 (E.D. Ky. Oct. 21, 2014): Fulk holds that statutory prejudgment interest can only be awarded by a trial court. The debt collector violated the FDCPA by adding extra-judicially accrued interest to the amount of a debt it reported to consumer reporting agencies.
Grace v. LVNV Funding, Inc., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71012 (W.D. Ky. May 23, 2014): Grace holds that debt collector violated Kentucky usury law and the FDCPA by attempting to disguise 18% interest as a “service charge.”
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