Debt buyers beware: SCOTUS will decide if the FDCPA applies to you
Thursday, January 26, 2017
by Drew Campbell
On Friday, January 13, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc. This case raises the question whether a debt buyer is a “creditor” or a “debt collector” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The answer to this question, it turns out, is far from clear since debt buyers fit plausibly into either category. Read more >>