The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that prohibits debt collectors from placing repeated harassing phone calls, making false threats of illegal or unintended acts, and misrepresenting the amount, status or character of the debt owed.
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in cancelled mortgage debt plus another $861,000 in cash for payments to a class of West Virginia consumers whose mortgage lender illegally added attorney fees and foreclosure fees. (Snuffer v. Liberty University)
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settlement for a class of West Virginia students who were assessed illegal collection fees by an out-of-state university.
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Settlement for a class of West Virginia consumers against their mortgage company for adding attorneys fees and other illegal fees to mortgage loans that were in default. (Franklin v. M&T)
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Settlement for a class of West Virginia consumers against a debt collector who we alleged added illegal collection costs to medical debts. That Defendant also provided over $200,000 in debt relief to various members of the class. (Hill v. Medkey)
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Settlement for a class of West Virginia consumers against a debt buyer for allegedly misleading statements made in the attempt to collect debt that was past the statute of limitations. (Adkins v. Midland)
