On December 28, 2016 the CFPB filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the individual consumer in the case of Midland Funding, LLC v. Aleida Johnson, a decision from the Eleventh Circuit that determined Midland’s filing of an accurate proof of claim in the consumer’s bankruptcy case on a time-barred debt violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). insideARM wrote about the case on May 25, 2016 and wrote about the Supreme Court granting Certiorari on October 12, 2016.
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