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A debt buyer is a firm that purchases debt from another company, usually a creditor or bank, at a deeply discounted rate. The debt purchaser then attempts to collect the debt through its own operations or through the use of a third-party debt collection agency. Some debt buyers may sell all or part of the debt to another party at a profit. Most debt buyers are small and privately held, though there is a handful of publicly traded debt buying companies. Recent changes in law and legal rulings have seen the debt buying industry regulated like collection agencies, or servicers of debt, rather than creditors, or owners of the debt. Debt buyers must adhere to the FDCPA.

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Mass. Releases Webinar on Examination and Legislation Strategy for Debt Collectors

21 January 2021
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A Review of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Prior FDCPA Court Decisions

27 October 2020
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Credit Eco To Go: A State of the ARM Industry Discussion

21 September 2020
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CFPB Sues Encore for Issues Related to Collection Litigation and Time-Barred Debts (and the Irony Behind Some of These Claims)

9 September 2020
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Colorado Proposed Debt Collection Rule Changes, Stakeholder Meeting Scheduled

13 August 2020
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Breakdown of NYC DCA FAQs and Reporting Requirements for New LEP Rule

10 August 2020
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22 July 2020
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OCC Issues Final Rule to Fix Madden, and Clarify the Validity of the ‘Valid When Made’ Doctrine

3 June 2020
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Building Spring Oaks Capital During a Pandemic: A Conversation with Marcelo Aita

28 April 2020
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Moral of the Story: Web Payment Portals Need Time-Barred Debt Disclosures if Applicable

28 April 2020
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Washington State Enacts Legislation Targeting Consumer Debt Purchasers

27 April 2020
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Massachusetts Releases FAQs About Its COVID-19 Guidance

6 April 2020
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Illinois Regulator Issues Guidance to Collectors and Debt Buyers: You're Not "Essential," But Here's What You Can Do

31 March 2020
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New York Temporarily Halts Collection on Medical, Student Debt Owed to the State

18 March 2020
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Time-Barred Debt SNPRM Comment Clock Starts Ticking

2 March 2020
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Quick FDPCA Stats from the iA Case Law Tracker

27 February 2020
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Whitepaper on Debt Collection Released by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors

13 February 2020
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Mass. AG Enters $4M Settlement with PRA for Allegedly Violating Consumer Protection Laws

11 November 2019
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Three Hot Topics—and Some Partisan Squabbling—Highlighted at Kraninger's Congressional Hearing

17 October 2019
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Court Trebles TCPA Damages Against Debt Collector for Using Skip-Traced Numbers, Awards ~$300k

2 October 2019

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