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APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS LOWER COURT’S CLASS CERTIFICATION IN FDCPA CASE
- The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s ruling to certify a class action against a collection agency that was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by not clearly indicating in its validation notices that any disputes filed by individuals had to be done in writing. The agency had argued that the individuals suffered no concrete damage as a result of the alleged violation and the District Court denied a motion to dismiss the case.
BANKING COMMITTEE SCHEDULED TO VOTE TOMORROW ON KRANINGER NOMINATION TO BCFP
- The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to vote tomorrow on Kathy Kraninger’s nomination to be the next director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. If confirmed by the committee, which is widely expected to be what happens, Kraninger’s nomination will move to the entire Senate for confirmation. That vote will likely not happen before the Senate recesses next week.
REPUBLICANS LOBBY TO KEEP FCC FROM BROADENING ATDS, CAPACITY DEFINITIONS UNDER TCPA
- A group of seven Republican Senators have written to Ajit Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, urging the agency to keep a narrow definition of what constitutes an automated telephone dialing system as a means of adhering to Congress’s intent when it enacted the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
CONSUMER POLL ABOUT BCFP FRAMES DEBT COLLECTORS AS LESS THAN ANGELIC
- A poll that was intended to show how individuals of all political parties “overwhelmingly oppose the actions taken by Mick Mulvaney to undermine the mission of the” Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection includes some very interesting statements about debt collections as well.
REGULATION E: AUTHORIZATION LANGUAGE AND THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE
- With the help of a few experts, PDCflow spent the past few months discussing the components of Regulation E that impact the accounts receivable industry. Part one of the series covered why to comply and the potential damages of violating Regulation E. Part two discussed to whom the regulation applies. Now, in third and final installment of the series, Mike Edmund, attorney at Moss & Barnett, P.A. and Scott Wortman, partner at Blank Rome LLP, address authorization language, types of recurring payments to which Regulation E applies, and share thoughts on the future of industry regulation.
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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.
