JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER ‘GENERIC’ REFERENCES IN LETTER
- A District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss, ruling the plaintiff lacked standing filing a class-action lawsuit against a collection law firm, accusing it of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the pronouns used in a collection letter were too generic.
R.I. LEGISLATURE PASSES LAW REQUIRING BOND FOR COLLECTORS
- In an update that was first published by ACA International, the Rhode Island legislature has passed a bill that will require debt collectors to obtain a bond before they can be licensed.
FIRM ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF WASHINGTON-BASED COLLECTION AGENCY
- A private holding company that says it is actively seeking to purchase accounts receivable management firms has announced the acquisition of a collection agency based in Washington.
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PRIORITIES SHIFTING, WITH RENEWED FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH
- A growing number of small businesses are offering their employees health benefits related to mental health, at levels that have not been seen for more than a decade, according to a published report, which was based on a survey conducted by the Society of Human Resources Executives.
RECOVERY DECISION SCIENCE ACQUIRES THE ASSETS OF GEIST HOLDINGS
- Recovery Decision Science, LLC (RDS) has acquired the assets and technology of Geist Holdings, Inc. (Geist), a skiptrace processing organization that applied proprietary data mining and quantitative analytics to provide unparalleled service finding account holder places of employment.
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