WASHINGTON - In a suit involving a debt-collection law firm, the U.S. Supreme Court held yesterday that debt collectors and their lawyers do not have a good-faith defense to liability when they ...

Debt-collection lawyers are increasingly being hauled into court as defendants in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuits by consumers who use litigation to fend off creditors. Lawyers say the ...

[00:00] Rachel Rogers: Foreign. [00:22] Melissa Tulis Smith: Hello and welcome to the podcast series Creditors Corner Legal Talk, presented by Smith Debnum, Attorneys at Law, where we explore a range ...

On May 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision denying a debt collection law firm’s motion to compel arbitration, holding that the firm was not a party ...

Debt collection is a legitimate business — when done legally. But too often, debt collectors choose to push the boundaries, especially when they assume the person on the other end of the line isn't ...