Source: https://www.thelangelfirm.com/debt-defense-blog/2017/september/has-the-debt-buyer-proven-ownership-of-your-part/
Timestamp: 2019-04-18 23:08:04+00:00

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Has the Debt Buyer Proven Ownership of your Particular Debt?
In debt-collection lawsuits, a debt buyer must prove that it has been assigned your particular account. Notice from an assignor (original bank) to the consumer, while important, does not represent the actual assignment.
A debt buyer's affidavit that allegedly attests to the assignment is also not enough. An affidavit by the original creditor still isn't enough to substitute for the actual assignment in most courts. Those affidavits are often prepared in "anticipation of litigation" and generally do not constitute "business records" to reliably establish that the assignment took place.
Be wary of "Bills of Sale" that do not reference your particular account. Also be wary of Bills of Sale or other attached documents that reference other documents but which are not attached. Such an omission does not qualify as a valid assignment of the particular account.
Any account number provided in the debt buyer's documentation should not conflict with the account number of the originating creditor. Unless the debt buyer provides good evidence as to how the account numbers relate, the assignment document is probably defective.
Contact us if you need help defending a collection lawsuit.
 Palisades Collection, LLC v. Gonzalez, 809 N.Y.S.2d 482.
 CACH, LLC v. Kulas, 21 A.3d 1015 (Me. 2011).
 Citibank v. Martin, 807 N.Y.S. 2d 284 (N.Y. Civ. Ct. 2005).
 Midland Funding, LLC v. Loreto, 950 N.Y.S.2d 492 (NY Civ. Ct. 2012).
 Wright v. Asset Acceptance Corp., 2000 WL 33216031 (S.D. Ohio Jan. 3 2000).
 CACH, LLC v. Trevisano (Mo. Cir. Ct. Mar. 18, 2010).

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