JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER REFERENCES TO ATTORNEY REVIEW IN LETTER
- Making references to an attorney potentially reviewing an account to determine whether to pursue legal action does not overshadow the validation notice, when worded properly, a District Court judge ruled.
- The letter explicitly stated that any review would only take place after the validation period had expired.
- More details here.
FCC STARTS RULEMAKING PROCESS TO BLOCK UNWANTED TEXT MESSAGES
- Given the increasing number of complaints and the greater risks that texts pose compared with robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission has started the rulemaking process to crack down on illegal and fraudulent texts.
- The FCC is seeking comments on whether it should follow authentication protocols like STIR/SHAKEN and what to do about messages that are blocked erroneously, among other questions it posed.
- More details here.
MINN. REGULATOR FINES DEBT BUYER FOR OPERATING WITHOUT LICENSE
- The Minnesota Department of Commerce assessed a $5,000 fine — but stayed $4,000 of it — for a debt buyer that purchased 178 accounts in Minnesota without a collection agency license.
- The stayed portion of the fine will be vacated in two years if the debt buyer does not violate any other laws.
- More details here.
20 COMPANIES SEEKING COLLECTION TALENT
- Companies like PRA Group, Credit One Bank, USAA, CardWorks, Innovis, Salle Mae, and Cedar Financial are among those looking to fill vacancies in their collection operations.
- The job listings are great for those looking for work and are also great tools for companies to use as sources for ideas about what to include in their own job descriptions and to see how other companies write their job ads.
- More details here.
PAYSCOUT AND COLLECTION WORKS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP
- The preferred partnership provides Collection Works’s users with direct integration into Payscout’s Paywire platform.
- More details here.
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