Oregon’s District Court: Collection Agencies’ Omissions Don’t Automatically Equal Malevolence

A district court judge in Oregon has dismissed a plaintiff’s complaint that a letter she received from a debt collector did not disclose that interest was not accruing, and also that using an abbreviated account number was misleading. The case is Powers v. Capital Management Services, LP.

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Debt Collector Prevails by Using Safe Harbor Language on Letters in Current Balance Case

In dismissing a claim against a debt collector, brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin found that language used by the debt collector clearly informing the consumer that interest and fees would continue to accrue on the balance did not violate the FDCPA.

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