Statute treatment: 15 U.S.C. § 1692a(6)(F)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 217 citation events across 173 distinct cases.

217citations total

173distinct interpreting cases

64distinct courts

55citations in last 5y

1980–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Aaron Fox Toni Fox, Husband and Wife v. Citicorp Credit Services, Inc., a South Dakota Corporation Jerold Kaplan Jane Doe Kaplan, Husband and Wife (1994) ca9 194 own cites 2× in case

#2 Vien-Phuong Thi Ho v. ReconTrust Co. (2016) ca9 104 own cites 2× in case

#3 Bridge v. Ocwen Federal Bank, FSB (2012) ca6 97 own cites 2× in case

#4 Zirogiannis v. Seterus, Inc. (2017) ca2 30 own cites 2× in case

#5 McAnaney v. Astoria Financial Corp. (2005) nyed 29 own cites 2× in case

#6 Stojanovski v. Strobl and Manoogian, PC (1992) mied 26 own cites 2× in case

#7 Kimber v. Federal Financial Corp. (1987) almd 104 own cites 1× in case

#8 Mazzei v. Money Store (2004) nysd 24 own cites 2× in case

#9 Llewellyn v. Allstate Home Loans, Inc. (2013) ca10 82 own cites 1× in case

#10 Pierre Paulemon v. Joseph M. Tobin (1994) ca2 74 own cites 1× in case

#11 Mahala A. Church v. Accretive Health, Inc. (2016) ca11 73 own cites 1× in case

#12 Aurora Loan Services, LLC v. Kmiecik (2013) illappct 73 own cites 1× in case

#13 Federal Trade Commission v. Milton Shaffner (1980) ca7 73 own cites 1× in case

#14 Alaska Trustee, LLC v. Ambridge (2016) alaska 19 own cites 2× in case

#15 Shapiro & Meinhold v. Zartman (1992) colo 64 own cites 1× in case

#16 Hope D. Darrisaw v. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) (2020) ca11 7 own cites 4× in case

#17 David Alibrandi, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Financial Outsourcing Services, Inc. (2003) ca2 61 own cites 1× in case

#18 Ruthene Whitaker, on Her Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Ameritech Corporation, 1 (1998) ca7 58 own cites 1× in case

#19 E. Steven Dutton v. Wolpoff and Abramson (1993) ca3 56 own cites 1× in case

#20 Fontell v. Hassett (2012) mdd 55 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.