BILL INTRODUCED IN CALIFORNIA TO LICENSE COLLECTORS, DEBT BUYERS
- California state Senator Bob Wieckowski has introduced a bill that would require collection agencies and debt buyers in The Golden State to be licensed, adding another state to the list of those seeking to mandate such a measure.
JUDGE DENIES MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER TOTAL AMOUNT OWED
- A District Court judge in New York has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it included too many dollar amounts in a collection letter and confused the plaintiff, despite saying in the letter “you owe $7,590.41.”
PLAINTIFFS ACCUSE HOSPITAL OF TRYING TO COLLECT DISCHARGED DEBTS
- A trio of former patients are accusing a South Carolina hospital of violating federal law by attempting to collect on debts after individuals have filed for bankruptcy protection.
CFPB, ED. DEPT. SIGN AGREEMENT TO WORK TOGETHER
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Education announced a new agreement yesterday to work together and share information, defrosting an icy relationship that had lasted for more than two years.
WORTH NOTING: Rising healthcare costs are keeping more adults from visiting their primary care physician … Trying to climb into a donation bin cost one Tennessee man his life … A woman dialed 911 with her toes after her hands were crushed trying to change a flat tire … The chime of your alarm determines how alert you are in the morning … There is still no winner in last night’s Iowa caucus … Dunkaroos are making a comeback … For the woman who wants breadsticks instead of flowers … Rest easy, Gritty has been cleared of assaulting a child.
How to talk about healthcare costs
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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.
BILL INTRODUCED IN CALIFORNIA TO LICENSE COLLECTORS, DEBT BUYERS
- California state Senator Bob Wieckowski has introduced a bill that would require collection agencies and debt buyers in The Golden State to be licensed, adding another state to the list of those seeking to mandate such a measure.
JUDGE DENIES MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER TOTAL AMOUNT OWED
- A District Court judge in New York has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it included too many dollar amounts in a collection letter and confused the plaintiff, despite saying in the letter “you owe $7,590.41.”
PLAINTIFFS ACCUSE HOSPITAL OF TRYING TO COLLECT DISCHARGED DEBTS
- A trio of former patients are accusing a South Carolina hospital of violating federal law by attempting to collect on debts after individuals have filed for bankruptcy protection.
CFPB, ED. DEPT. SIGN AGREEMENT TO WORK TOGETHER
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Education announced a new agreement yesterday to work together and share information, defrosting an icy relationship that had lasted for more than two years.
WORTH NOTING: Rising healthcare costs are keeping more adults from visiting their primary care physician … Trying to climb into a donation bin cost one Tennessee man his life … A woman dialed 911 with her toes after her hands were crushed trying to change a flat tire … The chime of your alarm determines how alert you are in the morning … There is still no winner in last night’s Iowa caucus … Dunkaroos are making a comeback … For the woman who wants breadsticks instead of flowers … Rest easy, Gritty has been cleared of assaulting a child.
How to talk about healthcare costs
How ads follow you around the Internet
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.
