JUDGE DENIES MTD IN CASE OVER WHERE GARNISHMENT ACTION WAS FILED
- A District Court judge in Oregon has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act over whether filing a garnishment notice is a legal action against a consumer or the consumer’s employer.
THE TALE OF THE VANISHING DEBTS
- An interesting trend related to the number of debts placed with third-party agencies and the size of those debts continued in the third quarter, according to data released this week by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and may have some long-lasting impacts on how agencies work accounts for the foreseeable future.
HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES EIGHT BILLS, INCLUDING FIVE RELATED TO DEBT COLLECTION
- The House Financial Services Committee on Thursday passed eight bills, including five that relate to debt collection or the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
CONVERGENT LAYS OFF 44% OF EMPLOYEES AT TEXAS LOCATION
- Tuesday was the last day of work for 40 employees at Convergent Outsourcing’s office in San Antonio after the company submitted a notice to a state agency announcing the layoffs.
WORTH NOTING: A couple is facing jail time for living in an RV in a driveway after their house caught fire … What employees are really looking for when searching for a new job … A chart that tells you if going to college was worth it … What we know about yesterday’s tragic school shooting in California … The best — and most budget-friendly — TVs … A sell-out streak for Notre Dame football games that is as old as I am is coming to an end … Quite the fireworks in last night’s Browns-Steelers game … A gay employee said his pay was cut in half so it could on par with the other females in the office, his lawsuit claims … How all accident diagrams should look.
Are passwords obsolete?
Funny Friday
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.
JUDGE DENIES MTD IN CASE OVER WHERE GARNISHMENT ACTION WAS FILED
- A District Court judge in Oregon has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act over whether filing a garnishment notice is a legal action against a consumer or the consumer’s employer.
THE TALE OF THE VANISHING DEBTS
- An interesting trend related to the number of debts placed with third-party agencies and the size of those debts continued in the third quarter, according to data released this week by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and may have some long-lasting impacts on how agencies work accounts for the foreseeable future.
HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES EIGHT BILLS, INCLUDING FIVE RELATED TO DEBT COLLECTION
- The House Financial Services Committee on Thursday passed eight bills, including five that relate to debt collection or the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
CONVERGENT LAYS OFF 44% OF EMPLOYEES AT TEXAS LOCATION
- Tuesday was the last day of work for 40 employees at Convergent Outsourcing’s office in San Antonio after the company submitted a notice to a state agency announcing the layoffs.
WORTH NOTING: A couple is facing jail time for living in an RV in a driveway after their house caught fire … What employees are really looking for when searching for a new job … A chart that tells you if going to college was worth it … What we know about yesterday’s tragic school shooting in California … The best — and most budget-friendly — TVs … A sell-out streak for Notre Dame football games that is as old as I am is coming to an end … Quite the fireworks in last night’s Browns-Steelers game … A gay employee said his pay was cut in half so it could on par with the other females in the office, his lawsuit claims … How all accident diagrams should look.
Are passwords obsolete?
Funny Friday
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.
