SDNY JUDGE GRANTS MOTION FOR DEFENDANT IN FDCPA CASE OVER ISSUES WITH LETTER
- A District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when it mentioned in a letter that an account may be placed with an attorney “for possible legal action” and that it did not specify to which of two different mailing addresses mentioned in the letter — one to remit payment and the other a physical office address — a dispute must be sent.
HOUSE PREPS VOTE ON KEY DEBT COLLECTION BILL
- The House of Representatives appears to be gearing up to vote on a number of bills, including a package of bills that would address how debts are collected across the country, and ACA International has started an effort to mobilize the industry encouraging members of Congress to vote no on the measure.
COLLECTOR UNDER INVESTIGATION NOW FACING CIVIL SUIT
- A debt collector in Buffalo who is allegedly being investigated by authorities now has a civil lawsuit to defend himself against, who denies any wrongdoing and that he is being unfairly targeted to the point where he has made the decision to get out of the debt collection business, according to a published report.
REPORT CALLS OUT DONATIONS FROM ARM INDUSTRY TO SEN. WHO VOTED AGAINST MIN. WAGE HIKE
- A published media report is tying donations made by political action committees, including one controlled by ACA International, to a decision made by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [D-Ariz.] to vote against an amendment to a bill that would have doubled the national minimum wage to $15 per hour.
READ EXPERT PERSPECTIVES ON TRENDING COMPLIANCE TOPICS
- Click here to read this week’s Compliance Digest. You’ll get insights and opinions from three different compliance experts — Mike Frost, Brit Suttell, and Judd Peak — 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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