Daily Digest - June 6, 2025

🎂🎉 Happy Birthday to: Megan Hebert of Specialized Collection Systems, Rachel Toole of CCMR3, Harrison Tang of Spokeo, and Gordon Carslaw of PRA Group.

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FDCPA Suit Accuses Collection Law Firm of Submitting Faulty Affidavit

• A collection law firm is being sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and state law in Georgia because it used a “false and misleading” affidavit to attest to the existence of a debt in a collection lawsuit. Among the allegations that purportedly made the affidavit false and misleading was a claim about the penmanship of the individual who notarized the document.

• More details here.

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Judge Dismisses Suit Over Email Only Request, $0.38 Difference in Debt

• A District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a motion to dismiss filed by the defendants in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that responding to a request for email communication only with a letter and purportedly misstating the amount that was due by $0.38 is insufficient for the suit to proceed.

• More details here.

Collection Calls Hit Peak

• Debt collection calls are rising sharply in 2025, according to a new analysis of Federal Trade Commission complaint data by NumberBarn. In the first quarter of 2025 alone, consumers filed 112,583 complaints related to debt collection calls, a 150% increase from the 44,999 reports filed during the same period in 2024.

• More details here.

Maine Legislature Passes Medical Debt Credit Reporting Ban

• The Maine legislature has passed a bill that aims to ban the credit reporting of medical debts and sent it to Governor Janet Mills for her signature or veto.

• More details here.

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