In re Umstead’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “(i) the name of the entity from whom the creditor purchased the account; (ii) the name of the entity to whom the debt was owed at the time of an account holder’s last transaction on the account; (in) the date of an account holder’s last transaction; (iv) the date of the last payment on the account; and (v) the date on which the account was charged to profit and loss.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Gorman

2. “Since O'Brien and Pursley were decided, the scope of the document 'summary' option may have been circumscribed. Paragraph 7 of the Instructions to Official Form No. 10 now states that the claimant 'may attach a summary in addition to the documents themselves.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Devey

3. “Except for [an open-ended or revolving consumer credit agreement] claim governed by [subsection (c)(3) ] , when a claim ... is based on a writing, a copy of the writing shall be filed with the proof of claim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Devey