First Gibraltar Bank, Fsb, Plaintiff-Counter v. Jimmy D. Smith, Thomas A. Oddo, Defendant-Counter

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• concluding that guaranty agreement in connection with a commercial transaction was not personal in nature and therefore did not constitute a debt as defined by the FDCPA
• guaranty agreement related to a commercial transaction “was not personal in nature” and “does not constitute a debt as defined by the [FDCPA]”
• collection efforts related to personal guaranty of business debt are not “debts” within the meaning of the FDCPA because they are not for personal purposes
• collection efforts related to personal guaranty of business debt are not “debts” within the meaning of the FDCPA because they are not for personal purposes
• district court properly dismissed guarantor’s FDCPA claims because guaranty was of debts arising out of a commercial transaction
• interpreting 15 U.S.C. § 1692a(5)

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