JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA HARASSMENT CASE
- A District Court judge in Georgia has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, ruling that the plaintiff failed to state a claim because she forgot one of the most important components of an FDCPA claim.
DEBT BUYER TO OFFER $2.7M OF RELIEF IN SETTLEMENT WITH MARYLAND AG
- The Attorney General of Maryland has announced a settlement between his office and a third-party debt buyer that will result in $2.7 million of debt relief for individuals who attended a for-profit college that lost its accreditation, closed its doors, and had its assets sold by a court-appointed receiver.
BIDEN NAMES FORMER COMMISSIONER WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF 2015 TCPA RULING TO TRANSITION TEAM
- President-elect Joe Biden continued to add members to his transition team, this time selecting a handful of individuals to oversee the Federal Communications Commission, including a former commissioner who voted in favor of the 2015 Omnibus ruling that dramatically overhauled the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and led to a landmark lawsuit.
WHY YOU SHOULD START READING THE DEBT COLLECTION RULE NEAR THE END, NOT AT THE BEGINNING
- The debt collection rule released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on October 30 is 653 pages long, which is a lot to digest for even the most ardent bibliophile among us in the industry. But unlike a saucy romance novel or a riveting courtroom drama the debt collection rule is not necessarily best read by starting at page 1 and continuing through until you get to the end.
WORTH NOTING: Experts weigh in on who you should spend Thanksgiving with … Forget the bun, it’s all about the frosting. And now it’s available for purchase … Words that make other people feel inferior … Why more people are putting up their Christmas lights even earlier this year … Practical gift ideas for new parents … Amazon is launching an online pharmacy for prescription drugs … Snails are having their moment … A lot of people are complaining about their credit reports.
Debunking myths about happiness
How to keep track of your app subscriptions
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 FDCPA HARASSMENT CASE
- A District Court judge in Georgia has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, ruling that the plaintiff failed to state a claim because she forgot one of the most important components of an FDCPA claim.
DEBT BUYER TO OFFER $2.7M OF RELIEF IN SETTLEMENT WITH MARYLAND AG
- The Attorney General of Maryland has announced a settlement between his office and a third-party debt buyer that will result in $2.7 million of debt relief for individuals who attended a for-profit college that lost its accreditation, closed its doors, and had its assets sold by a court-appointed receiver.
BIDEN NAMES FORMER COMMISSIONER WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF 2015 TCPA RULING TO TRANSITION TEAM
- President-elect Joe Biden continued to add members to his transition team, this time selecting a handful of individuals to oversee the Federal Communications Commission, including a former commissioner who voted in favor of the 2015 Omnibus ruling that dramatically overhauled the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and led to a landmark lawsuit.
WHY YOU SHOULD START READING THE DEBT COLLECTION RULE NEAR THE END, NOT AT THE BEGINNING
- The debt collection rule released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on October 30 is 653 pages long, which is a lot to digest for even the most ardent bibliophile among us in the industry. But unlike a saucy romance novel or a riveting courtroom drama the debt collection rule is not necessarily best read by starting at page 1 and continuing through until you get to the end.
WORTH NOTING: Experts weigh in on who you should spend Thanksgiving with … Forget the bun, it’s all about the frosting. And now it’s available for purchase … Words that make other people feel inferior … Why more people are putting up their Christmas lights even earlier this year … Practical gift ideas for new parents … Amazon is launching an online pharmacy for prescription drugs … Snails are having their moment … A lot of people are complaining about their credit reports.
Debunking myths about happiness
How to keep track of your app subscriptions
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.
