JUDGE GRANTS MOTION TO REMAND FDCPA CASE BACK TO STATE COURT
- A District Court judge in Wisconsin has granted a plaintiff’s motion to remand a case back to state court after agreeing that she lacked standing to sue in federal court, a point that was brought up by the defendant, which asked to move the case to federal court in the first place.
BILL INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS TO AMEND FDCPA TO PROTECT SERVICEMEMBERS
- A bill that passed unanimously in the House of Representatives last session has been reintroduced seeking to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide additional protections for servicemembers.
JUDGE GRANTS MSJ ON 9 OF 10 COUNTS FOR SERVICER SUED BY CFPB FOR VIOLATING FDCPA
- A District Court judge in Florida has granted summary judgment on nine of 10 counts in favor of a mortgage servicer accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, among other laws, by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau back in April 2017, ruling that many of the claims brought by the regulator were already covered in a nationwide settlement that had been entered into back in 2014.
PROVANA PARTNERS WITH THE BUREAUS TO REDEFINE MEDIA MANAGEMENT
- Provana, a leading provider of best-in-class technology solutions is proud to announce the release of the Provana Media Cabinet. The Media Cabinet streamlines the processes debt buyers, creditors, and lenders use to manage the distribution of account-related documents, within their network.
READ EXPERT PERSPECTIVES ON TRENDING COMPLIANCE TOPICS
- Click here to read this week’s Compliance Digest. You’ll get insights and opinions from seven different compliance experts — David Kaminski, Sarah DeMoss, Stacy Rodriguez, Boyd Gentry, Virginia Bell Flynn, Brit Suttell, Vaishali Rao, and Lauren Burnette — 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.
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