COMPLAINT ACCUSES COLLECTOR OF TRYING TO COLLECT ON SETTLED DEBT
- A complaint has been filed in federal court in Florida accusing a defendant of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by attempting to collect on a debt that had already been settled in a separate lawsuit against a different collection operation.
- More details here.
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JUDGE DISMISSES FCRA, FDCPA CASE OVER ‘LAUNDRY’ LIST OF VIOLATIONS
- A Magistrate judge in California has recommended that a defendant’s motion to dismiss be granted, although saying the plaintiff should have the opportunity to submit an amended complaint, in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act case that contained a “laundry list” of alleged violations without any factual allegations to substantiate the claims.
- More details here.
HEALTHCARE BILLING STATEMENTS SOURCE OF FRUSTRATION FOR CONSUMERS: SURVEY
- Fewer than one-third of individuals feel extremely confident that they would be able to identify an error on a medical bill, and half of those individuals who participated in a survey have had bills with incorrect charges of at least $200, according to the results of a recently released survey. For many companies in the healthcare collections space, hearing “I thought my insurance took care of that” or “I didn’t realize I owed that” are all-too familiar occurrences.
- More details here.
BILL INTRODUCED TO KEEP EVICTIONS OFF CREDIT REPORTS
- Amidst all the talk about credit reporting and what should and should not be on a consumer’s credit report, a bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act in order to prohibit including evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic from consumers’ credit reports.
- More details here.
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