Tim Bauer

House Financial Services Committee Chairman to Unveil Details on Plan to Replace Dodd-Frank

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Determines that a “Debt Collector” filing a Bankruptcy Court Proof of Claim on a Time-Barred Account is an FDCPA Violation

State Court Opinion in TCPA Class Action Lawsuit Takes TCPA to Task; And Includes Interesting Insurance Sub-plot

New Georgia Wage Garnishment Law Takes Effect

Democrats and Republicans Find Common Ground – Ask Court to Declare the TCPA Unconstitutional

Senate Committee to hold Hearing to Examine Effects of 25-Year-Old TCPA on Modern Consumers and Businesses

U.S. District Court in New York Grants Debt Collector Motion to Certify Important FDCPA Issue for Interlocutory Appeal

Court Finds Settlement Offers on Time-barred Debts Without Disclosure of the Fact That the Debt is Time-Barred to be FDCPA Violation

Encore Capital Group Announces First Quarter 2016 Financial Results

PRA Group Reports Q12016 Results; Revenue, Income Fall Compared to Same Period in 2015

FCC Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Government Debt Collection Calls

Another Court Finds a 1099(c) Disclosure May Be False, Deceptive or Misleading

Performant Financial Corporation Announces Financial Results for First Quarter

CFPB Publishes Proposed Arbitration Rule; Coins a New Phrase

US District Court in Illinois Finds Disclosure of Potential Tax Consequences for Settling an Account is Misleading to Consumer

New ProPublica Article Criticizes Debt Collection Litigation on Medical Accounts; Paints One Firm as Outlier

Portfolio Recovery Associates to Pay $18 Million to Settle TCPA Class Action

CFPB Announces Consent Orders Against Law Firm and Debt Buyer

Bank of America Agrees to Pay $1Million to Settle TCPA Lawsuit

Summary Judgment Granted Against Dallas Debt Collector for Bad Behavior