Foreclosure and Collection Compliance: Navigating the latest FDCPA changes and avoiding costly mistakes

Boyd W. Gentry
Boyd W. Gentry | Law Office of Boyd W. Gentry, LLC

Boyd Gentry is an experienced and accomplished litigator and compliance attorney.

On-Demand: October 11, 2024
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Program Summary

This CLE course provides a comprehensive analysis of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), a federal law that regulates the behavior of debt collectors and protects consumers from abusive, unfair, and deceptive debt collection practices. The course covers the key provisions of the FDCPA, including who is regulated, what debts are covered, and the requirements for communicating with consumers, validating debts, and ceasing communication. It also explores the prohibited practices, such as harassment, abuse, and false representations, and the civil liability for non-compliance. By the end of this course, attorneys will have a thorough understanding of the FDCPA and its implications for debt collectors, creditors, and consumers, enabling them to effectively advise clients and navigate complex debt collection issues.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • What is the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”)?
  • Why comply with the FDCPA?
  • Who is a “debt collector” regulated by the FDCPA?
  • Who is not regulated by the FDCPA?
  • To what “debts” does the FDCPA apply?
  • Finding the Debtor
  • Now that I found the debtor, what can and must I say?
  • Communicating with Third Parties
  • Validation of debts [15 USC 1692g]
  • Cease Communication Requests
  • Harassment or abuse [15 USC 1692d]
  • False, deceptive, or misleading representations [15 USC 1692e]
  • Unfair practices [15 USC 1692f]
  • Legal actions by debt collectors [15 USC 1692i]
  • Civil liability [15 USC 1692k]

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Boyd W. Gentry_myLawCLEBoyd W. Gentry | Law Office of Boyd W. Gentry, LLC

Boyd Gentry is an experienced and accomplished litigator and compliance attorney. He has represented law firms and businesses since 1999 with a focus on the accounts receivable industry.

Boyd has extensive FDCPA litigation experience, representing debt purchasers, third-party agencies, and law firms in federal and state courts. He has litigated hundreds of cases throughout the Midwest. With deep experience in harassment cases and related tort claims (such as fraud, defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress), he has obtained dismissals and summary judgment victories for his clients and successfully tried cases to juries.

To keep clients from the cost of litigation, a key part of Boyd’s practice is advising clients on compliance issues under the FDCPA and related laws.

Boyd has represented companies and law firms of all sizes and levels of sophistication. His clients have ranged from publicly traded companies to small businesses with less than 10 employees.

Agenda

I. What is the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”)? | 1:00pm – 1:08pm

II. Why comply with the FDCPA? | 1:08pm – 1:16pm

III. Who is a “debt collector” regulated by the FDCPA? | 1:16pm – 1:24pm

IV. Who is not regulated by the FDCPA? | 1:24pm – 1:32pm

V. To what “debts” does the FDCPA apply? | 1:32pm – 1:40pm

VI. Finding the Debtor | 1:40pm – 1:48pm

VII. Now that I found the debtor, what can and must I say? | 1:48pm – 1:56pm

VIII. Communicating with Third Parties (part I) | 1:56pm – 2:00pm

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

I. Communicating with Third Parties (part II) | 2:10pm – 2:14pm

II. Validation of debts [15 USC 1692g] | 2:14pm – 2:22pm

III. Cease Communication Requests | 2:22pm – 2:30pm

IV. Harassment or abuse [15 USC 1692d] | 2:30pm – 2:38pm

V. False, deceptive, or misleading representations [15 USC 1692e] | 2:38pm – 2:46pm

VI. Unfair practices [15 USC 1692f] | 2:46pm – 2:54pm

VII. Legal actions by debt collectors [15 USC 1692i] | 2:54pm – 3:02pm

VIII. Civil liability [15 USC 1692k] | 3:02pm – 3:10pm

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