JUDGE GRANTS MSJ FOR PLAINTIFF IN FDCPA CASE OVER SOL DISCLOSURE
- A District Court judge in Illinois has granted a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that a defendant needed to disclose in a collection letter that a partial payment or promise to pay would restart the statute of limitations under state law, even though it disclosed in the letter “we will not restart the statute of limitations on the debt if you make a payment.”
HEALTHCARE DEBT MAKING PEOPLE SICKER: SURVEY
- The amount of medical debt being carried by many individuals across the country is making them even sicker, according to a survey that was conducted by Consumer Reports. The results are even more dramatic for minorities, according to the survey.
U.K. MAKES COLLECTION LETTERS LESS THREATENING
- A campaign that began with a study revealing that 100,000 people every year attempt to commit suicide because they are mired in heavy debt has led to changes that will require lenders and debt collectors in the United Kingdom to make their collection letters less intimidating, including a ban on “angry looking upper case letters.”
DCM SERVICES PROMOTES TIFFANY JANSEN
- DCM Services, LLC (DCMS) the industry leader in estate and specialty account recovery solutions, announced the promotion of Tiffany Jansen to Senior Vice President, Business Development.
WORTH NOTING: There likely won’t be a new stimulus package until after the election … Employees at a jail in Oklahoma have been charged with making inmates listen to “Baby Shark” over and over again … People are buying a lot of paint these days, in some cases because they hate their backdrops while on Zoom calls … How to keep employees healthy while working from home … McDonald’s is adding new treats to its menu … The benefits that many employers are adding to keep employees happy … What you need to know about tonight’s vice presidential debate … A debate over seals is raging in New England.
Why we need national parks
RIP, Eddie
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 MSJ FOR PLAINTIFF IN FDCPA CASE OVER SOL DISCLOSURE
- A District Court judge in Illinois has granted a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that a defendant needed to disclose in a collection letter that a partial payment or promise to pay would restart the statute of limitations under state law, even though it disclosed in the letter “we will not restart the statute of limitations on the debt if you make a payment.”
HEALTHCARE DEBT MAKING PEOPLE SICKER: SURVEY
- The amount of medical debt being carried by many individuals across the country is making them even sicker, according to a survey that was conducted by Consumer Reports. The results are even more dramatic for minorities, according to the survey.
U.K. MAKES COLLECTION LETTERS LESS THREATENING
- A campaign that began with a study revealing that 100,000 people every year attempt to commit suicide because they are mired in heavy debt has led to changes that will require lenders and debt collectors in the United Kingdom to make their collection letters less intimidating, including a ban on “angry looking upper case letters.”
DCM SERVICES PROMOTES TIFFANY JANSEN
- DCM Services, LLC (DCMS) the industry leader in estate and specialty account recovery solutions, announced the promotion of Tiffany Jansen to Senior Vice President, Business Development.
WORTH NOTING: There likely won’t be a new stimulus package until after the election … Employees at a jail in Oklahoma have been charged with making inmates listen to “Baby Shark” over and over again … People are buying a lot of paint these days, in some cases because they hate their backdrops while on Zoom calls … How to keep employees healthy while working from home … McDonald’s is adding new treats to its menu … The benefits that many employers are adding to keep employees happy … What you need to know about tonight’s vice presidential debate … A debate over seals is raging in New England.
Why we need national parks
RIP, Eddie
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.
