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Consumer law — Debt collection — Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act — Affirmative defenses Consumer law — Debt collection — Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act — Affirmative defenses

Oct 09th, 2021 in by admin

Consumer law — Debt collection — Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act — Affirmative defenses — Fact that defendant was required to send credit card statements by Truth in Lending Act does not equate to statements not being actionable debt collection under FCCPA — TILA does not preempt FCCPA — Set-off of underlying debt against any recovery on FCCPA claim is contrary to legislative intent of FCCPA