Month: November 2019

There was an uptick in the number of lawsuits filed in October alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices ...

Compliance

Appeals Court Overturns Certification in TCPA Case Over Lack of Revocation of Consent

The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has reversed a lower court's certification of a class-action in the Telephone ...

Compliance

Regulator Issues Proposed Rule to Address Madden Fix, Codify ‘Valid When Made’

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation -- federal regulators that oversee national ...

Compliance

Pair Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms for ‘Heinous’ Collection Scam

A pair of scammers who were convicted of running a debt collection scam that bilked individuals out of nearly $6 ...

Daily Digest

Daily Digest – November 18. House, Senate Leaders Announce Deal on Anti-Robocall Bill; Read What the Experts Are Thinking

HOUSE, SENATE LEADERS ANNOUNCE DEAL ON ANTI-ROBOCALL BILL A bipartisan group of leaders from the House and Senate announced on ...

General News

GAO Signs Off on CFPB’s Financial Statements

For anyone curious about how much it costs to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a General Accountability Office audit ...

Compliance

Law Firm Accuses CFPB of Making ‘End-Run’ by Dropping Case, Then Filing New CID

A collection law firm is seeking judicial intervention after accusing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of making an "end-run" by ...

Compliance

Compliance Digest – November 18

Every week, AccountsRecovery.net brings you the most important news in the industry. But, with compliance-related articles, context is king. That’s ...

General News

Seeing the Forest for the Trees

A really good friend of mine sent me an article last night that he thought was derogatory toward debt collectors ...

Compliance

House, Senate Leaders Announce Deal on Compromise Anti-Robocall Bill