Gathright v. H. M. Byllesby & Co.

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• declaring that assignees who purchase consumer debt for the purposes of collection qualify as a debt collector under the FDCPA
• noting that communications regarding a plaintiff’s debt to a third party, including subsequent purchasers, transferees or assignees, fall within the scope of the FDCPA
• allegations that an entity had the principal purpose of “purchas[ing] [] defaulted consumer debts originally owed or due . . . to others” put that entity “squarely within” the definition of debt collector for purposes of a motion to dismiss

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