WDNY JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER COLLECTION LAWSUIT ISSUES
- A District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by filing a lawsuit of its own against an individual with an unpaid debt even though it was not able to prove it had standing to do so.
HOSPITALS NOT DOING ENOUGH TO PUSH CHARITY CARE AND INSTEAD SENDING PATIENTS TO COLLECTIONS: REPORT
- Nearly half of non-profit hospitals are sending bills to individuals for unpaid medical debts even though those individuals qualify for charity or uncompensated care, according to a published report. Those hospitals have written off nearly $3 billion in unpaid debts who would have qualified for financial assistance, according to an analysis of data filed by the hospitals with the Internal Revenue Service.
BATTLE BETWEEN BILLIONAIRE, COLLECTION AGENCY INTENSIFIES AND MOVES FROM MEDIA TO STATE LEGISLATURE
- The battle raging in Idaho between Frank VanderSloot, a billionaire, and a pair of lawyers who own a collection agency, is intensifying, as VanderSloot also begins a lobbying campaign to enact new laws related to the collection of medical debts.
MINN. LAWMAKERS PLEDGE TO ENACT NATION’S TOUGHEST ANTI-ROBOCALL LAW
- A trio of state lawmakers in Minnesota yesterday announced plans to legislate a crackdown on illegal robocalls, which would enhance consumer protections, stiffen penalties for those found to be placing robocalls, and require telecom companies to offer call-blocking technology for free to their customers.
WORTH NOTING: Games are the key to raising brilliant kids … Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are America’s favorite Halloween treat … This was pretty funny and I want to steal it for my funeral … When you don’t have war footage, you show video from a gun range … People think Amazon is engaging in bait and switch with its Prime Video offerings … When working at Panera, don’t show people that the macaroni and cheese comes frozen … As a Lions fan, we don’t get a lot of chances to be upset, but I think they got jobbed last night … How the first sub-two hour marathon was done … How much $100 is worth in every state.
Why school buses are yellow
The spiraling costs of college
The Daily Digest is sponsored by Microbilt. Designed to help debt collection professionals, MicroBilt’s platform of recovery and skip tracing tools provide quick, convenient, and current data that help you prioritize and successfully track people down and collect. Keep your skip tracing and debt recovery efficient and effective! Contact us to find out about our 90 Day Try Us Program. Call 800-884-4397 or visit www.microbilt.com.
WDNY JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER COLLECTION LAWSUIT ISSUES
- A District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by filing a lawsuit of its own against an individual with an unpaid debt even though it was not able to prove it had standing to do so.
HOSPITALS NOT DOING ENOUGH TO PUSH CHARITY CARE AND INSTEAD SENDING PATIENTS TO COLLECTIONS: REPORT
- Nearly half of non-profit hospitals are sending bills to individuals for unpaid medical debts even though those individuals qualify for charity or uncompensated care, according to a published report. Those hospitals have written off nearly $3 billion in unpaid debts who would have qualified for financial assistance, according to an analysis of data filed by the hospitals with the Internal Revenue Service.
BATTLE BETWEEN BILLIONAIRE, COLLECTION AGENCY INTENSIFIES AND MOVES FROM MEDIA TO STATE LEGISLATURE
- The battle raging in Idaho between Frank VanderSloot, a billionaire, and a pair of lawyers who own a collection agency, is intensifying, as VanderSloot also begins a lobbying campaign to enact new laws related to the collection of medical debts.
MINN. LAWMAKERS PLEDGE TO ENACT NATION’S TOUGHEST ANTI-ROBOCALL LAW
- A trio of state lawmakers in Minnesota yesterday announced plans to legislate a crackdown on illegal robocalls, which would enhance consumer protections, stiffen penalties for those found to be placing robocalls, and require telecom companies to offer call-blocking technology for free to their customers.
WORTH NOTING: Games are the key to raising brilliant kids … Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are America’s favorite Halloween treat … This was pretty funny and I want to steal it for my funeral … When you don’t have war footage, you show video from a gun range … People think Amazon is engaging in bait and switch with its Prime Video offerings … When working at Panera, don’t show people that the macaroni and cheese comes frozen … As a Lions fan, we don’t get a lot of chances to be upset, but I think they got jobbed last night … How the first sub-two hour marathon was done … How much $100 is worth in every state.
Why school buses are yellow
The spiraling costs of college
The Daily Digest is sponsored by Microbilt. Designed to help debt collection professionals, MicroBilt’s platform of recovery and skip tracing tools provide quick, convenient, and current data that help you prioritize and successfully track people down and collect. Keep your skip tracing and debt recovery efficient and effective! Contact us to find out about our 90 Day Try Us Program. Call 800-884-4397 or visit www.microbilt.com.
