Month: September 2021

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Healthcare

Bad PR Leads to ‘Substantial’ Decrease in Medical Collection Suits: Study

The influx of media reports aimed at spotlighting "aggressive" collection efforts by hospitals and healthcare networks has led to a ...

General News

Resources to Help Companies Apply for California Collection License

September 1 started a ticking clock for collectors working in California or collecting from individuals living in California, giving those ...

Technology

More Consumers Taking on New Type of Debt, Calls for Regulation Get Louder

There is a new category of debt that emerging, digital-first collection agencies are seeing more of, and it appears this ...

Compliance

NDIL Judge Grants MSJ For Defendant in FDCPA Class-Action Over Duplicate Dispute Notices

A District Court judge in Illinois has used a recent series of rulings from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ...

Daily Digest

Daily Digest – September 3. Agency Owner Sentenced For Defrauding Clients; CFPB Denies Petition From Debt Buyer to Amend CID

COLLECTION AGENCY OWNER GETS 33 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING CLIENTS The owner of a collection agency who pleaded guilty ...

Compliance

D.C. Mayor Signs Collection Bill Into Law

Muriel Bowser, the Mayor of Washington, D.C., has signed into law a bill that overhauls how debts can be collected ...

Student Loans

N.Y. AG Vows to Overhaul Student Loan Collection Practices

The Attorney General of New York is seeking ways to overhaul how unpaid student loans are collected, especially those incurred ...

Compliance

CFPB Denies Petition From Debt Buyer to Amend CID

The Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has denied a petition from a debt buying company to set ...

Compliance

Collection Agency Owner Gets 33 Months in Prison for Defrauding Clients