Dunning Letter Contents Viewable through Envelope Window Are Subject to FDCPA, Holds Sixth Circuit
By EsqSocial Corporation 29/12/20
In a new decision slated for publication, the Sixth Circuit weighed in on an issue under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA): whether a “benign language” exception exists to a flat prohibition of substantive information appearing on an envelope containing a letter from a debt collector. The Sixth Circuit took a strict reading of the FDCPA, rejected the existence of an exception to the prohibition, and cleared a class action to proceed....
By: Troutman Pepper