fair debt collections practices act
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Federal judge doubles down on decision allowing renter to sue Colorado’s ‘no. 1’ evictions law firm
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A federal judge has declined to alter her previous decision allowing a woman to sue a Colorado law firm that handles evictions on behalf of landlords, finding the allegations credibly stated a violation of federal debt collection law. In December, U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Tschetter Sulzer P.C.,…
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Bell Policy Center chief: We’re not free in a predatory economy
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You can’t pick yourself up by the bootstraps if your feet are chained to the floor. Debt is preventing Americans from moving up and our increasingly predatory economy makes that possible. This year, Colorado’s General Assembly closed the “Zombie Debt” loophole in our Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. It was an important win for consumers,…
