SANDERS BILL CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON MEDICAL DEBT COLLECTION UNTIL COVID-19 VACCINE IS AVAILABLE
- A group of Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders [I-Vt.], introduced a bill on Friday that, among other provisions, would call for a moratorium on the collection of all medical debts nationwide until a vaccine for COVID-19 is “widely available to the public.”
TCPA CLASS ACTION FILED AGAINST COLLECTION LAW FIRM
- A class action lawsuit has been filed against a collection law firm for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act because it left two voicemail messages on the plaintiff’s phone, but the messages were an attempt to reach someone other than the plaintiff.
ARTICLE EXAMINES CFPB’S RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
- A deep dive into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s response to the coronavirus, or lack thereof depending on how you lean politically, showcases the difficulty in navigating a response to a situation that nobody ever thought would occur and why the calls for knee-jerk reactions sometimes cause more problems that the solutions they are trying to create.
COLLECTORS CAN KEEP WORKING FROM HOME IN MINNESOTA
- The Minnesota Department of Commerce on Friday issued new guidance to collection agencies that have collectors working from home, reminding the companies that, among other things, they are responsible for supervising employees working from home to ensure that consumer information and data are being protected.
COMPLIANCE DIGEST – EXPERT ANALYSIS ON RECENT CASES
- Click here to read this week’s Compliance Digest. You’ll get insights and opinions from eight different compliance experts — David Kaminski, Lauren Valenzuela, Jonathan Robbin, Joann Needleman, Ethan Ostroff, Michael Klutho, Lauren Burnette, and Carlos Ortiz — discussing the impact of recent court cases and legislative updates. You’re not going to get that kind of varied perspective anywhere else. The Compliance Digest is sponsored by The Bedard Law Group.
WORTH NOTING: President Trump and former President Obama don’t really appear to like one another … Some preliminary good news from states that are starting to re-open … Because a Tropical Storm is exactly what we need right now … Live NASCAR and golf returned to TV this weekend … What it’s like to win a car on “The Price is Right” … The chairman of the Federal Reserve Board thinks the recovery from COVID-19 could take a long time … The one thing you should have done while in quarantine, but likely haven’t … The top recipes for Spring … The most popular virtual jobs.
Car cleaning tips
Music Monday
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.
SANDERS BILL CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON MEDICAL DEBT COLLECTION UNTIL COVID-19 VACCINE IS AVAILABLE
- A group of Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders [I-Vt.], introduced a bill on Friday that, among other provisions, would call for a moratorium on the collection of all medical debts nationwide until a vaccine for COVID-19 is “widely available to the public.”
TCPA CLASS ACTION FILED AGAINST COLLECTION LAW FIRM
- A class action lawsuit has been filed against a collection law firm for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act because it left two voicemail messages on the plaintiff’s phone, but the messages were an attempt to reach someone other than the plaintiff.
ARTICLE EXAMINES CFPB’S RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
- A deep dive into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s response to the coronavirus, or lack thereof depending on how you lean politically, showcases the difficulty in navigating a response to a situation that nobody ever thought would occur and why the calls for knee-jerk reactions sometimes cause more problems that the solutions they are trying to create.
COLLECTORS CAN KEEP WORKING FROM HOME IN MINNESOTA
- The Minnesota Department of Commerce on Friday issued new guidance to collection agencies that have collectors working from home, reminding the companies that, among other things, they are responsible for supervising employees working from home to ensure that consumer information and data are being protected.
COMPLIANCE DIGEST – EXPERT ANALYSIS ON RECENT CASES
- Click here to read this week’s Compliance Digest. You’ll get insights and opinions from eight different compliance experts — David Kaminski, Lauren Valenzuela, Jonathan Robbin, Joann Needleman, Ethan Ostroff, Michael Klutho, Lauren Burnette, and Carlos Ortiz — discussing the impact of recent court cases and legislative updates. You’re not going to get that kind of varied perspective anywhere else. The Compliance Digest is sponsored by The Bedard Law Group.
WORTH NOTING: President Trump and former President Obama don’t really appear to like one another … Some preliminary good news from states that are starting to re-open … Because a Tropical Storm is exactly what we need right now … Live NASCAR and golf returned to TV this weekend … What it’s like to win a car on “The Price is Right” … The chairman of the Federal Reserve Board thinks the recovery from COVID-19 could take a long time … The one thing you should have done while in quarantine, but likely haven’t … The top recipes for Spring … The most popular virtual jobs.
Car cleaning tips
Music Monday
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.
