Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe·CONSUMER PROTECTION

Maryland court holds text messages are FDCPA communications

A federal court ruled that debt collector text messages seeking an email address, sent after a consumer refused to pay, constitute FDCPA "communications" even without payment demands.

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