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A statewide class action has been filed in Indiana against collections specialist Account Receivable Collections, LLC. The action is brought on behalf of all Indiana consumers who received an initial collection letter from Account Receivable that demanded immediate payment of their debt. The action is brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and seeks statutory damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief.

A national class action has been filed against New York City's Interfaith Medical Center on behalf of all consumers who have received, since November 6, 2002, a collection letter from either South Side Collection, Inc. or National Revenue, Ltd in an attempt to collect a debt for Interfaith. The consumers allege that these letters are actually generated by Interfaith itself and therefore violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Consumers are seeking actual damages, statutory damages, and injunctive and declaratory relief.

A class action has been filed against First Union Bank and members of its retained law firm for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for deceptive banking acts, statutory deception and for money had and received. He seeks damages, costs and attorneys' fees.

A class action, which apparently covers all U.S. residents, has been filed in Pennsylvania against mortgage giant Chase Manhattan Mortgage. The action is brought on behalf of all consumers who, since 2001, were not furnished with mandatory credit information, or provided with contact information for obtaining this information, after Chase either denied them a mortgage loan or provided one with elevated interest rates or fees. The consumers are seeking compensatory, statutory and punitive damages.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Indiana against Commonwealth Financial Systems, Inc. for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) which prohibits debt collectors from engaging in abusive, deceptive and unfair collection practices. Class members seek statutory damages, reasonable attorney's fees and costs of the litigation.

Debt collection letters must comply with the federal Fair Debt Collections Act or the collector may find himself or herself owing more than the recipients of the letters. A class action has been certified against municipal debt collector Portnoff Law Associates, Ltd. on behalf of all persons who, between January 1, 2002, and March 31, 2003, received communications from Portnoff relating to municipal claims for water and sewer assessments asserted by the city of Bethlehem.

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