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The Supreme Court of the United States recently decided that it will review the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.
As you may recall from our prior update, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the fact that a debt is in default at the time it is purchased by an entity does not necessarily make that entity a “debt collector” subject to the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq.
A link to the docket is available here: Link to Docket.
The plaintiff consumer filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States, asking the Court to resolve a “deep, mature circuit conflict that has only become more entrenched with time.” The conflict refers to a circuit split over whether a creditor, such as a bank or finance company, collecting on a debt acquired in default is a “debt collector” subject to the FDCPA.
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