GETTING TO KNOW MARYROSE DIAZ OF GRANT MERCANTILE AGENCY
- Maryrose Diaz may have gotten her start in collections because she spoke Spanish, but that is nothing more than a footnote in a career that has seen her become a well-known and well-respected member of the ARM industry.
- More details here.
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LOSS OF APPETITE, SLEEP ENOUGH FOR PLAINTIFF TO HAVE STANDING IN FDCPA SUIT, JUDGE RULES
- A lack of appetite and sleep is enough for a plaintiff to have suffered a concrete injury after receiving collection letters that were allegedly missing disclosures, a federal judge has ruled.
- The case is interesting, because it bucks a trend of cases being tossed out for lack of standing after plaintiffs claimed to have suffered mental or emotional injuries only.
- More details here.
WHAT THE AVERAGE AMERICAN PAYS ON BILLS
- The average American spends $24,000 a year – about 34% of his or her salary – on bills like mortgage or rent, auto loans, insurance, and mobile phones.
- That figure has increased 6% in the past year.
- More details here.
HOSPTIAL SUED FOR ‘AGGRESSIVE’ COLLECTIONS REFUNDS PAYMENTS FROM LOW-INCOME PATIENTS
- After being sued by the Attorney General of Washington and being profiled in The New York Times, Providence Health & Services has announced an “unintended error” led to 760 low-income patients being sent collection notices accidentally.
- The affected patients may have been eligible for charity care.
- More details here.
RICK PAULIN JOINS ARM COMPLIANCE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
- Rick will be the company’s Learning and Development Advisor.
- More details here.
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