Eleventh Circuit Holds Commonplace Use of Letter Vendors May Violate FDCPA and Further Expands Consumer Standing in Huntstein v. Preferred Collection

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

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