Benefits
Learn practical skip tracing tips to locate assets and debtors while complying with federal regulations. The purpose of this topic is to help paralegals locate and discover assets and debtors. Examples of prejudgment and post judgment asset searches will be discussed. Paralegals will learn how to comply with federal regulations for locating debtors and uncovering their assets. Social media will also be discussed and the paralegal will learn how to use social media ethically to find debtors and assets. This material hopes to provide paralegals the means to ethically find assets and debtors increasing the client's satisfaction when their debt is paid.
Agenda
How Do the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act and the CFPB Regulate Skip Tracing?
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• Fair Credit Report Act
• CFPB
Skip Tracing Prejudgment
• How to Locate Debtors
• How to Locate Assets
Finding Assets Post Judgment
• Using the Court to Help Find Assets
• Non Judicial Means to Find Assets
Faculty
Lynda L. Laing with Strauss Factor Laing & Lyons
Credits
NALA ,Additional credit may be available upon request.