Judge Rules that Unintentional Violation of Policies and Procedures Permits Debt Collector to invoke 'Bona Fide Error' Defense

On September 29, 2017, in an FDCPA lawsuit, a federal judge in Utah ruled that a debt collector’s actions fell within the “Bona Fide Error” defense in the FDCPA, 15 U.S.C. § 1692k(c) and granted summary judgment to the debt collector. 

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New York Court Rules Settlement Offer in First Letter Not a FDCPA Violation

Last week in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case, a judge for the federal district court New York ruled that a letter containing a fifteen-day settlement offer did not overshadow the § 1692g mandated thirty-day validation notice.

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