Consumer Class Certified In Suit Over Debt Collection Letters’ Terminology

Mealey's (October 24, 2018, 2:57 PM EDT) -- INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana federal judge on Oct. 19 certified a class of consumers suing under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and alleging that they were sent collection letters in which the “original creditor” and “creditor” were misidentified (Paula Rhodes, et al. v. Enhanced Recovery Company, LLC, No. 17-4297, S.D. Ind., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179803)....