JUDGE RULES FOR DEFENDANT IN FDCPA GLASSINE WINDOW CASE
- There are no shortage of cases detailing the consequences of allowing an individual’s account number to be seen through the glassine portion of an envelope containing a collection letter, but a District Court judge in Illinois has settled the debate about what should happen when only a portion of an account number is visible through that window.
ED. DEPT. CANCELS CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE COLLECTION AGENCIES
- The Department of Education last week notified the private collection agencies it had been using to help recover payments on defaulted student loan debts that it would no longer be placing accounts with them. Instead, the accounts will be placed with five private contractors hired by the department last year to help provide customer support to borrowers as they work to repay their loans.
ILLINOIS AG, IDFPR REACH SETTLEMENT WITH PAYDAY LEAD GENERATORS
- The Attorney General of Illinois and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation have reached a settlement with three online payday lending lead generators that will see them stop operating in the state without having a proper license.
HOW EXPERTS ARE INTERPRETING LATEST LEGAL RULINGS
- Each week, AccountsRecovery.net publishes summaries of legal rulings that are impacting the accounts receivable management industry. But those summaries don’t necessarily provide insight into what you need to do — if anything — as a result of those rulings. For that, I turn to the experts. Every week, the top legal minds of the industry weigh in on those rulings, providing much-needed context and insight to help you better understand the rulings and be better informed when making important decisions. This week, Caren Enloe, Stefanie Jackman, David Kaminski, Cooper Walker, Lauren Burnette, John Redding, and Nicole Strickler share their wisdom with you. This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group.
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