APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FDCPA CASE OVER CREDITOR NAME IN LETTER
- The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed a lower court’s summary judgment award in favor of a defendant and instead remanded the case back for summary judgment in favor of a plaintiff who sued a collection agency for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by not correctly identifying the current creditor to whom the debt was owed in a collection letter.
APPEALS COURT RULES ‘TIME SENSITIVE DOCUMENT’ ON ENVELOPE VIOLATES FDCPA
- The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has partially overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a suit in which a collector was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by including the statement “Time Sensitive Document” on the envelope.
REPORT ACCUSES GOV’T OF BEING ‘UNFORGIVING’ COLLECTOR OF DEBTS OWED TO MILITARY HOSPITALS
- The federal government is accused in a published report of being “one of the most unforgiving debt collectors around,” as it seeks to collect unpaid medical debts from individuals who were treated at a military hospital in the United States.
RMAI SUPPORT NEW YORK‘S EFFORTS TO LICENSE DEBT COLLECTORS
- The Receivables Management Association International (RMAI) supports New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s initiative announced last week in his State of the State Address in which he calls for the licensure of debt collection businesses. RMAI has long been a proponent of state licensing.
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APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FDCPA CASE OVER CREDITOR NAME IN LETTER
- The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed a lower court’s summary judgment award in favor of a defendant and instead remanded the case back for summary judgment in favor of a plaintiff who sued a collection agency for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by not correctly identifying the current creditor to whom the debt was owed in a collection letter.
APPEALS COURT RULES ‘TIME SENSITIVE DOCUMENT’ ON ENVELOPE VIOLATES FDCPA
- The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has partially overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a suit in which a collector was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by including the statement “Time Sensitive Document” on the envelope.
REPORT ACCUSES GOV’T OF BEING ‘UNFORGIVING’ COLLECTOR OF DEBTS OWED TO MILITARY HOSPITALS
- The federal government is accused in a published report of being “one of the most unforgiving debt collectors around,” as it seeks to collect unpaid medical debts from individuals who were treated at a military hospital in the United States.
RMAI SUPPORT NEW YORK‘S EFFORTS TO LICENSE DEBT COLLECTORS
- The Receivables Management Association International (RMAI) supports New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s initiative announced last week in his State of the State Address in which he calls for the licensure of debt collection businesses. RMAI has long been a proponent of state licensing.
WORTH NOTING: I’m not a Yankees fan, but which voter thought Derek Jeter was not worthy of being a Hall of Famer? … Why you shouldn’t fake your emotions when at work … How to get free help on your tax returns … Self-made millionaires reveal the best advice they ever received … Buffalo Wild Wings is offering free wings if the Super Bowl goes into overtime … Researchers looked at what happens when an employer is not allowed to ask about salary requirements in a job interview … Ozzy Osbourne revealed he has Parkinson’s Disease … How to recover from your vacation better.
How to survive a plane crash
Answering your impeachment questions
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.
