11th Circ. Blocks Collection Agencies' Percentage Fees
By Andrew Scurria ( January 2, 2014, 7:16 PM EST) -- The Eleventh Circuit found Thursday in a precedential ruling that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prohibits collection agencies from charging consumers a percentage of their principal account balance unless the debtor had explicitly assumed responsibility for such fees....
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