August 01, 2022
A collection agency that threatened to report debtors to the Internal Revenue Service escaped a class action lawsuit on the grounds that the letters didn't cause concrete harm, according to a New Jersey federal court.
May 13, 2019
Midland Credit Management Inc. lost a round in its fight against a proposed class action alleging the company violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by including IRS reporting language in collection letters when a New Jersey federal judge refused Monday to force arbitration of certain claims and to toss others as time-barred.