JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FCRA CASE OVER DISPUTE INVESTIGATION
- A District Court judge in Illinois has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by not investigating and removing inaccurate information from the plaintiff’s credit report.
VA OFFERS DEBT SUSPENSION TO VETS IMPACTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS
- The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that individuals who have been affected by natural disasters, such as the wildfires in California and Oregon or hurricanes in the Southeast, can receive a 90-day suspension of debt collection efforts, in order to give those individuals time to get back on their feet.
MORE RCMS PLANNING TO ALLOW PERMANENT WORK-FROM-HOME PRIVILEGES
- Only one out of four revenue cycle management companies are not planning on making any permanent changes to their operations as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the results of a survey that were released this month. One-third of those companies are, for example, planning to allow more individuals to work from home permanently.
JUDGE GRANTS MSJ FOR DEFENSE IN FDCPA CASE OVER ALLEGED HARASSMENT
- How is a collection agency to know when an individual is revoking consent to be contacted? That can be tricky sometimes, especially if the individual does not make his or her intentions known in a clear and explicit fashion. But, there are times when it can be clear that consent has not been revoked. Such is the case in Georgia, where a District Court judge granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the plaintiff claimed to have made “repeated” requests that the collector stop calling him.
WORTH NOTING: Why people shopping for fridges and freezers are being left out in the cold … The wife of the late Sen. John McCain has endorsed Joe Biden for president … Kit Kat is looking for 200 fans to be those who sample new flavors before they are released to the public … The Centers for Disease Control have released guidelines for trick-or-treating this year … Why you shouldn’t use Facebook or Google to sign in everywhere … Essential workers are pretty burned out dealing with the coronavirus pandemic … The demand for mortgages is 25% higher than it was a year ago … Uncle Ben’s has a new name.
The NFL’s most valuable teams
It’s always a good time for story time
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 MTD IN FCRA CASE OVER DISPUTE INVESTIGATION
- A District Court judge in Illinois has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by not investigating and removing inaccurate information from the plaintiff’s credit report.
VA OFFERS DEBT SUSPENSION TO VETS IMPACTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS
- The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that individuals who have been affected by natural disasters, such as the wildfires in California and Oregon or hurricanes in the Southeast, can receive a 90-day suspension of debt collection efforts, in order to give those individuals time to get back on their feet.
MORE RCMS PLANNING TO ALLOW PERMANENT WORK-FROM-HOME PRIVILEGES
- Only one out of four revenue cycle management companies are not planning on making any permanent changes to their operations as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the results of a survey that were released this month. One-third of those companies are, for example, planning to allow more individuals to work from home permanently.
JUDGE GRANTS MSJ FOR DEFENSE IN FDCPA CASE OVER ALLEGED HARASSMENT
- How is a collection agency to know when an individual is revoking consent to be contacted? That can be tricky sometimes, especially if the individual does not make his or her intentions known in a clear and explicit fashion. But, there are times when it can be clear that consent has not been revoked. Such is the case in Georgia, where a District Court judge granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the plaintiff claimed to have made “repeated” requests that the collector stop calling him.
WORTH NOTING: Why people shopping for fridges and freezers are being left out in the cold … The wife of the late Sen. John McCain has endorsed Joe Biden for president … Kit Kat is looking for 200 fans to be those who sample new flavors before they are released to the public … The Centers for Disease Control have released guidelines for trick-or-treating this year … Why you shouldn’t use Facebook or Google to sign in everywhere … Essential workers are pretty burned out dealing with the coronavirus pandemic … The demand for mortgages is 25% higher than it was a year ago … Uncle Ben’s has a new name.
The NFL’s most valuable teams
It’s always a good time for story time
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.
