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MOST SUPPORT CREATION OF REASSIGNED NUMBER DATABASE
- The Federal Communications Commission is considering a proposal that would create a database of reassigned phone numbers and sought public comment. There were nearly three dozen comments filed, and a pair of lawyers have attempted to summarize those comments about the proposal. Most of the commenters supported the creation of the database and a safe harbor for companies that use the database to scrub their calling lists.
TREASURY SECRETARY RUMORED TO REPLACE CORDRAY
- More hand-wringing over the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, this time from The New Yorker. This article speculates that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will be President Trump’s replacement for Richard Cordray, should Cordray leave to run for governor of Ohio. This would be a “disheartening development for anyone concerned about the integrity of the financial system,” according to the article.
BBC MAKING MOVIE ABOUT DEBT
- The BBC is making a docudrama movie about an individual who kills himself because of his debts. The man receives two traffic fines and is unable to pay them which results in a spiraling series of events that leads to his suicide.
S.D. COLLECTION OFFICE REPORTS FIRST YEARLY RECOVERY EFFORTS
- The state of South Dakota has recovered more than $3 million and established more than $7 million in payment plans in the 12 months since it opened its own collection office. The state has partnered with CGI Technologies to run the office.
WORTH NOTING: A breach at Equifax has exposed the personal information of more than 140 million people … Three Equifax executives sold some of their stock in the company after learning of the data breach but before it was disclosed to the public … Americans are losing faith in the value of a college degree, according to a new survey … Hurricane Irma has weakened slightly, but is still barreling down on Florida … Teachers share things they would love to tell their students but can’t … The strongest earthquake to hit Mexico in a century struck last night … The four biggest mistakes new executives make … Nine signs of a productive employee.
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