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APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF COLLECTOR ACCUSED OF FDCPA, FCRA VIOLATIONS
- The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a lower court decision yesterday, which granted summary judgment in favor of a debt buyer who inadvertently transposed numbers in an individual’s account number when sending a collection letter and subsequently reporting the unpaid debt to two credit bureaus.
JAILED SCAMMERS PERMANENTLY BANNED FROM ARM INDUSTRY AS PART OF SETTLEMENT
- Not that they’ll be able to collect on debts anytime soon, but a pair of defendants have been permanently barred from the ARM industry as part of a settlement that was reached with the Federal Trade Commission.
APPEALS COURT REVERSES DECISION, ALLOWS TCPA CASE TO MOVE FORWARD
- The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed a lower court ruling that had granted arbitration in a class-action case alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, after a creditor was sued by the underaged daughter of a cardholder for placing collection calls to the daughter’s cell phone.
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The Daily Digest is sponsored by Beam Software. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Beam is a thought leader in portfolio management and collection software. They offer both cloud-based and on-premise solutions to accommodate the entire collection continuum. For more information, please visit www.beamsoftware.com or call (800) 212-2326.
