APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT IN FDCPA CASE OVER ‘MAY’ CREDIT REPORT
- May is not just a month anymore. It is now a word that debt collectors can use in collection letters when referencing credit reporting, according to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of a collection agency that was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it said delinquent debts “may” be reported to a credit bureau.
JUDGE GRANTS MTD AFTER PLAINTIFF FILES FOR BK BECAUSE OF COLLECTION LETTER
- An individual who filed bankruptcy because of what she read in a collection letter that was sent to her essentially overreacted, a District Court judge in Wisconsin ruled in granting a motion to dismiss filed by the defendant.
FCC PROPOSES RECORD FINE FOR ILLEGAL ROBOCALLER
- The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a fine of $225 million which, if confirmed, would represent the largest fine it has ever assessed, after it accused a company of making more than 1 billion illegally spoofed robocalls.
COMPANY LAYING OFF 50% OF EMPLOYEES AS STUDENT LOAN COLLECTIONS REMAIN ON HOLD
- A continued pause by the Department of Education in its collection of student loans has led a company to lay off half of its staff, according to a published report.
WORTH NOTING: The places across the country where the number of coronavirus cases are rising … The world’s tallest dog now holds another record … Bad boys, Bad boys, whatcha ya gonna do now? … Zoom is helping people celebrate without having to break the bank … Companies are looking to make “Juneteenth” a holiday … What happens when the extra unemployment benefits end next month … Why can’t Cam Newton find a job? … Countries with female leaders are doing really well at beating COVID-19.
How to donate to the Black Lives Matter movement
Why meat prices are so high right now
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.
APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT IN FDCPA CASE OVER ‘MAY’ CREDIT REPORT
- May is not just a month anymore. It is now a word that debt collectors can use in collection letters when referencing credit reporting, according to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of a collection agency that was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it said delinquent debts “may” be reported to a credit bureau.
JUDGE GRANTS MTD AFTER PLAINTIFF FILES FOR BK BECAUSE OF COLLECTION LETTER
- An individual who filed bankruptcy because of what she read in a collection letter that was sent to her essentially overreacted, a District Court judge in Wisconsin ruled in granting a motion to dismiss filed by the defendant.
FCC PROPOSES RECORD FINE FOR ILLEGAL ROBOCALLER
- The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a fine of $225 million which, if confirmed, would represent the largest fine it has ever assessed, after it accused a company of making more than 1 billion illegally spoofed robocalls.
COMPANY LAYING OFF 50% OF EMPLOYEES AS STUDENT LOAN COLLECTIONS REMAIN ON HOLD
- A continued pause by the Department of Education in its collection of student loans has led a company to lay off half of its staff, according to a published report.
WORTH NOTING: The places across the country where the number of coronavirus cases are rising … The world’s tallest dog now holds another record … Bad boys, Bad boys, whatcha ya gonna do now? … Zoom is helping people celebrate without having to break the bank … Companies are looking to make “Juneteenth” a holiday … What happens when the extra unemployment benefits end next month … Why can’t Cam Newton find a job? … Countries with female leaders are doing really well at beating COVID-19.
How to donate to the Black Lives Matter movement
Why meat prices are so high right now
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.
