JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER FEES, CHARGES LINE ITEM IN LETTER
- Ahh, remember the good ole’ days, before Regulation F went into effect? The different types of collection letters and notices were as numbered as the stars in the night sky. Interpreting what those letters meant was — and still is — left to judges across the land. Thus, it was left to a District Court judge in New York to rule on what “charges and fees” meant in a letter. Are they in reference to what was incurred before the account was sent to the agency for collection? Or, are they in reference to what the agency assessed after it was assigned the account? Read on to find out.
- More details here.
JUDGE REBUFFS CFPB FUNDING ARGUMENT IN DENYING MTD
- A District Court judge in Illinois has rebuffed arguments from a defendant being sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that a recent Appeals Court decision invalidating the mechanism through which the Bureau is funded is sufficient grounds to have the lawsuit dismissed, denying the plaintiff’s motion.
- More details here.
TRAUMATIC INJURIES PUT PATIENTS INTO DEEPER FINANCIAL HOLE: REPORT
- Medical debt may be keeping people who suffer traumatic injuries from truly recovering and getting all the help they need, according to the author of a recently released report that sought to uncover the financial outcomes of insured individuals who suffer serious injuries.
- More details here.
EXPERTS SHARE CONTEXT ON CASES IMPACTING ARM INDUSTRY
- Industry experts David Kaminski, Stacy Rodriguez, Xerxes Martin, John Redding, Jonathan Robbin, Mike Frost, David Shaver, and Chris Morris provide their perspectives and analysis of the legal and compliance trends shaping the ARM industry.
- More details here.
- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
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