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Debt Buyer Beware
April 20, 2020 Posted in Case Law Review Share
The Ninth Circuit held that a business that was engaged in and profited from buying consumer debt, but outsourced direct collection activities to another company, qualified as a “debt collector”...
Read MoreCARES Act Modifies U.S. Bankruptcy Code
April 1, 2020 Posted in Legislative Update Share
On March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law. Among other things, the CARES Act made some important changes to the U.S....
Read MoreSignificant Changes to the Bankruptcy Code Provide Relief to Small Businesses
February 1, 2020 Posted in Legislative Update Share
Effective February 2020, Congress enacted the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA”), which amended the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and now gives small businesses a meaningful opportunity of...
Read MoreLender’s Agent Has Authority to Complete Foreclosure
January 15, 2020 Posted in Case Law Review Share
After a lender had completed a foreclosure of a deed of trust, the homeowner sued the lender and the lender’s servicing company for violating Washington’s Deed of Trust Act contending that the...
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