Eleventh Circuit Holds Commonplace Use of Letter Vendors May Violate FDCPA and Further Expands Consumer Standing in Huntstein v. Preferred Collection
By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21
To start with the headline, on April 21, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a debt collector sending personal identifying information to dunning letter vendors states a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). To boot, an allegation that such activity occurred is sufficient to show a concrete injury conferring standing. Obviously, the decision will have far-reaching implications for the ARM industry and anyone in the debt collection space. A deeper dive on...
By: Balch & Bingham LLP