COMPLAINT ACCUSES DEFENDANT OF CONTACTING PLAINTIFF’S ABUSIVE EX AND MAKING THIRD-PARTY DISCLOSURES
- A collection operation has been sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it contacted an ex-boyfriend of the plaintiff and disclosed “previously unknown personal details” to the ex-boyfriend, leading him to resume abusive contact toward the plaintiff, which had stopped “several years ago” according to the complaint.
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JUDGE PARTIALLY DENIES MJOP IN FDCPA, TCPA CASE OVER COLLECTION TEXTS
- A District Court judge in California has partially granted a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, but denied counts related to text messages received under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the anti-harassment provision of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the defendant sending 15 text messages in the span of one month.
- More details here.
CFPB REPORT DETAILS FINANCIAL PROFILE OF BNPL USERS
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday released a report that looked at the financial profile of individuals using Buy Now, Pay Later services, and the information is insightful on its own and may be useful to collection operations who are either collecting this type of debt or are looking for insights into consumers’ financial situations.
- More details here.
DCM SERVICES NAMES SCOTT LANE AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- DCM Services, Inc. (“DCMS”), a portfolio company of NMS Capital (“NMS”) names Scott Lane to the position of Chief Financial Officer.
- More details here.
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