Apex Servicing Lawsuit: Wage Assignment Practices Under Scrutiny
Debt Collection Agency Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Apex Servicing, a debt collection agency operating under a tribal license, is embroiled in a class-action lawsuit, Jackson v. Collins et al., alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). This legal challenge centers on Apex Servicing’s use of wage assignments—a process where payments are directly deducted from a debtor's paycheck—and raises crucial questions about the intersection of tribal sovereignty and federal consumer protection laws....