Biber v. Pioneer Credit Recovery, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

T. S. Ellis, III, United States District Judge

This putative class action arises from defendant’s issuance of a letter that allegedly violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq. Plaintiff, Attila Biber, a Virginia resident who has defaulted on federal student loans, contends that defendant, Pioneer Credit Recovery, Inc. (“Pioneer”), a debt-collection corporation, violated the FDCPA by sending letters that mislead recipients into believing that their wages are about to be garnished if the recipients do not pay their debts. Pioneer has…