JUDGE GRANTS MOTION FOR DEFENDANT IN ‘ORIGINAL CREDITOR’ FDCPA CASE
- A District Court judge in Washington has granted a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings after it was sued in a class action for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it allegedly did not reference the name of the creditor to whom the debt was owed in four collection letters.
BILL IN IDAHO WOULD REQUIRE WAITING PERIOD BEFORE PLACING MEDICAL DEBTS WITH COLLECTION AGENCY
- A billionaire’s efforts to introduce a new state law in Idaho aimed at protecting individuals with medical debt appears to be ready to cross the goal line, with published reports indicating the introduction of a bill is imminent.
CRITICS BLAST PASSAGE OF CREDIT REPORTING REFORM BILLS
- The House of Representatives yesterday passed a series of bills aimed at reforming credit reporting, including prohibiting the reporting of healthcare debts for procedures deemed to be medically necessary, and reducing the amount of time that late payments stay on an individual’s credit report.
DEMOCRATS GRILL IRS CHIEF ON PROTECTING LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION AGENCIES
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, along with two other Senate Democrats and a Congressional Democrat, are calling on the Internal Revenue Service to better scrutinize the accounts that are being placed with one of four private collection agencies and to recall any accounts where the individual is not making enough money.
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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.
JUDGE GRANTS MOTION FOR DEFENDANT IN ‘ORIGINAL CREDITOR’ FDCPA CASE
- A District Court judge in Washington has granted a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings after it was sued in a class action for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it allegedly did not reference the name of the creditor to whom the debt was owed in four collection letters.
BILL IN IDAHO WOULD REQUIRE WAITING PERIOD BEFORE PLACING MEDICAL DEBTS WITH COLLECTION AGENCY
- A billionaire’s efforts to introduce a new state law in Idaho aimed at protecting individuals with medical debt appears to be ready to cross the goal line, with published reports indicating the introduction of a bill is imminent.
CRITICS BLAST PASSAGE OF CREDIT REPORTING REFORM BILLS
- The House of Representatives yesterday passed a series of bills aimed at reforming credit reporting, including prohibiting the reporting of healthcare debts for procedures deemed to be medically necessary, and reducing the amount of time that late payments stay on an individual’s credit report.
DEMOCRATS GRILL IRS CHIEF ON PROTECTING LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION AGENCIES
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, along with two other Senate Democrats and a Congressional Democrat, are calling on the Internal Revenue Service to better scrutinize the accounts that are being placed with one of four private collection agencies and to recall any accounts where the individual is not making enough money.
WORTH NOTING: Something that used to be easy — picking a light bulb — isn’t so easy anymore … One mayor in New Jersey knows how to party … For people flying to Vegas next week — the best place to sit on a plane to avoid potential exposure to coronavirus … The 117 new emoji that are coming to a phone near you in 2020 … Researchers found a fossil of a shark – in Kentucky … How to raise media-savvy kids in the digital age … How the Iowa Caucus actually works … Some troubling news for Ring users … An “extremely obese” owl that was too fat to fly has gone on a diet and has been released back into the wild.
Tips and tricks for drivers
Comparing the spending habits of men and women
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.
