Federal Judge: Loans Not Discharged; No Illegal Debt Collection

LOS ANGELES - Because student loans were not discharged in a plaintiff's bankruptcy, a debt collection agency did not violate Section 1692e(10) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when attempting to collect on the loans, a federal judge in California ruled on Jan. 3 (Thomas Davis and Guadalupe Davis v. Pioneer Credit Recovery Inc., No. 11-01963, C.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 616). View today's headlines and listen to the latest podcast at www.lexisnexis.com/legalnews Do you have news to share? Interested in writing a commentary article? Email the Mealey News Desk at Mealeys@LexisNexis.com Full story on lexis.com