PLAINTIFF FILES FDCPA CLASS ACTION OVER ALLEGEDLY CONFLICTING STATEMENTS IN SUMMONS, AFFIDAVIT
- A consumer is alleging the purchaser of a defaulted credit card account and the law firm it hired to file a lawsuit against the consumer to collect on the unpaid debt violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by seeking to collect court costs from the consumer, even though it indicated in an affidavit that it was not seeking to collect more than what was owed.
NEW YORKERS ARE MOST FINANCIALLY STRESSED
- New York might share borders with New Jersey and Connecticut but their residents do not share the same amount of financial stress, according to a website’s study of how individuals in different states searched for personal finance terms on Google, such as debt collection, debt relief, bankruptcy, and debt consolidation.
FLA. JUDGE GRANTS STAY IN TCPA CASE TO SEE HOW FCC DEFINES ATDS
- A District Court judge in Florida has granted a stay in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case to see how the Federal Communications Commission moves forward with its definition of an automated telephone dialing system.
ILLINOIS COMPTROLLER PUTS UP STOP SIGN ON COLLECTING RED-LIGHT CAMERA FINES
- What does it say about a product when a state-run collection operation tells municipalities that it will no longer help them collect unpaid tickets that were created by that product?
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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.
PLAINTIFF FILES FDCPA CLASS ACTION OVER ALLEGEDLY CONFLICTING STATEMENTS IN SUMMONS, AFFIDAVIT
- A consumer is alleging the purchaser of a defaulted credit card account and the law firm it hired to file a lawsuit against the consumer to collect on the unpaid debt violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by seeking to collect court costs from the consumer, even though it indicated in an affidavit that it was not seeking to collect more than what was owed.
NEW YORKERS ARE MOST FINANCIALLY STRESSED
- New York might share borders with New Jersey and Connecticut but their residents do not share the same amount of financial stress, according to a website’s study of how individuals in different states searched for personal finance terms on Google, such as debt collection, debt relief, bankruptcy, and debt consolidation.
FLA. JUDGE GRANTS STAY IN TCPA CASE TO SEE HOW FCC DEFINES ATDS
- A District Court judge in Florida has granted a stay in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case to see how the Federal Communications Commission moves forward with its definition of an automated telephone dialing system.
ILLINOIS COMPTROLLER PUTS UP STOP SIGN ON COLLECTING RED-LIGHT CAMERA FINES
- What does it say about a product when a state-run collection operation tells municipalities that it will no longer help them collect unpaid tickets that were created by that product?
WORTH NOTING: A Wisconsin man allegedly brought a gun to a snowball fight … Where you can find the best pizza in America … For people who use apps to help them be productive and stay organized … Would it surprise you to learn that a researcher who said you don’t need to eat less red meat to be healthy had ties to the beef industry? … For anyone who dreams of driving a vehicle in the shape of a hot dog, this may be for you … An invisible keyboard that tracks your movements to type … The best time to buy anything in 2020 … A Nobel prize winner teaches us all a lesson in how to apologize … Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. We have a date for when tax season will begin.
Why you shouldn’t use candles during a blackout
A first look at a water bicycle
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.
