Hunstein and the Use of Vendors Under the FDCPA

In a unanimous decision with potentially far-reaching implications for the loan servicing and debt collection industries, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that a debt collector who shared debt-related personal information with a third-party vendor for collection letter printing and mailing violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). In Hunstein, the Eleventh Circuit interpreted a communication “in connection with the collection of any debt” broadly to include anything concerning, referencing or in a relationship or association to the collection of debt—not only communications made in demand for payment.

Join members of Mayer Brown’s Consumer Financial Services practice as they discuss the effect of the decision on servicing and collection activities and potential paths forward.

United States
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EDT
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. CDT
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. MDT
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. PDT

Europe
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. BST
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CEST

For additional information or to register, please contact Liz Whitley at lwhitley@mayerbrown.com or +1 202 263 3092.