Peter A. Holland of University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law has just written Current Trends in Consumer Junk Debt Buyer Litigation, Maryland Bar Journal, May 2016, at 18. Here’s the abstract:

This article examines current trends in debt buyer litigation, including a review of recent regulatory actions and the impact of debt buyer lawsuits on individual consumers and on small claims courts. The article calls for a ban on the sale of consumer junk debt by banks, and for a requirement to make public the terms, conditions and disclaimers from sales contracts between banks and junk debt buyers.

Source: SSRN