JUDGE GRANTS MSJ FOR DEFENSE IN FDCPA CASE OVER CALLS TO CONSUMER’S GRANDMOTHER
- After already granting a motion to dismiss on one claim that a collector violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when it contacted a plaintiff seeking to collect on a debt that was actually owed by her granddaughter, a District Court judge in Florida has granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the remaining state and federal claims as well.
COLLECTOR ACCUSED OF VIOLATING REG F’S 7-IN-7 PROHIBITIONS
- A plaintiff in Illinois has filed a lawsuit against a payment processor and debt collector, alleging it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Regulation F by making repeated phone calls to his cell phone after the plaintiff had asked for communications to be ceased.
WALL STREET PROJECTS RAPID INCREASE IN CONSUMER CREDIT INTEREST RATES
- Many economists and bankers are expecting interest rates to rise during 2022, but a number of investment banks on Wall Street are projecting that rates will rise faster and higher than initially estimated, according to a published report. This means that the interest rates on products from credit cards to auto loans and mortgages will go up during the course of 2022.
24 COMPANIES SEEKING COLLECTION TALENT
- Click here to see a sampling of job listings in the accounts receivable management industry that have been posted recently. The listings offer insight into who is hiring, what they are offering, and opens doors to potential new opportunities.
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