In a decision that has far-reaching implications, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that debt collectors are not entitled to interest on charged off credit card debt. In Dede Stratton v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC the court examined the intersection of Kentucky's usury statute, contractual vs. statutory interest, and charged off credit card debt. Judge Stranch, writing for the court, said: "Under Kentucky law a party has no right to statutory interest if it has waived the right to collect contractual interest. And any attempt to collect statutory interest when it is 'not permitted by law' violates the FDCPA."
The basis of the ruling was that when the credit card company charged off the debt, it forfeited its right to charge contractually agreed upon interest. The court reasoned that because Ms. Stratton had agreed to pay the contractual interest, when the credit card company charged off the debt it also forfeited the right to charge statutory interest pursuant to the Kentucky usury statute. PRA had stated in its complaint filed in Kentucky state court that Ms. Stratton owed it 8% interest from the time of charge off. The court disagreed and held that this was a violation of the FDCPA.
This ruling goes on to state that a debt collector could collect prejudgment interest, but only when the court awards it after a judgment is obtained.
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