Patrick Lunsford

CFPB Director Discusses Debt Collection Regulation in Speech to State AGs

Encore Capital Announces Two More International ARM Acquisitions

Collecting on Behalf of Unlicensed Debt Buyer Does Not Violate FDCPA: Appeals Court

Third Party Debt Collection Accounts and Balances Rise in Q4

Portfolio Recovery Associates to Buy European Debt Buyer Aktiv Kapital for $1.3 billion

Debt Collection Attorney and Firm Censured Over Six Cases

Story on Debt Collection "Rocket Dockets" Largely Misses the Point

Oregon Considering Bill to Block Use of Private Collectors for State Debt

State AG Seeks Ban on Gambling Debt Collection Method

Asta Funding Reports Financial Results for Most Recent Quarter

Debt Collection State Licensing Resource Launched on insideARM.com

Encore Capital Acquires UK Debt Buyer Marlin Financial for $480 million

Conflicting Jobs Report: Fewer Jobs than Expected, Unemployment Falls, Wall Street Cheers

CFPB Director Cordray Falls Short on Jeopardy as House Considers Power-Restricting Bill

We'd Like to Know How You Feel About the Cloud

TV News Reporter Confronts Scam Debt Collector

Federal Court Dismisses TCPA Case, Further Defines "Prior Express Consent"

Fourth Circuit Says FDCPA Allows Verbal Disputes in Letter Class Action

Appeals Court Sides with Collectors in FDCPA Cases Challenging Letter Language

Economy Grows at 3.2 percent Rate in Fourth Quarter of 2013