Eleventh Circuit: No Such Thing as a “Harmless” Debt Collection Lie...

Debt Collectors Cannot Use False or Misleading Statements to Collect a Debt Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), a debt collector is prohibited from using false or misleading statements in order to collect a debt. A new decision out of the 11th circuit, reminds us that this rule is to be taken literally [...]