COLLECTOR FACING CLASS-ACTION FOR SENDING CONFLICTING MVNS
- A collector is facing a class-action lawsuit for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by sending two letters attempting to collect on alleged debt on the same day — in which the amounts due were different. The defendant also sent another letter to the plaintiff — inside the 30-day validation window — indicating that the current creditor to whom the debt was owed was now different than the original two letters, “exponentially” complicating the situation, according to the complaint.
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COLORADO LEGISLATURE PASSES MEDICAL DEBT COLLECTION BILL
- The Colorado legislature has passed a bill that caps the interest rate on medical debt, places new requirements on debt collectors collecting medical debt, and makes violations of the law an unfair or deceptive practice subject to additional penalties. The bill now goes to Gov. Jared Polis for his signature or veto.
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APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS RULING SAYING TEXT PLATFORM WAS NOT ATDS
- The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant that was accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act when it communicated with the plaintiff via text messaging, ruling that the platform used by the defendant did not meet the definition of an automated telephone dialing system.
- More details here.
SUPREME COURT REJECTS PETITION TO INTERVENE IN $6B STUDENT LOAN SETTLEMENT
- The Supreme Court yesterday decided not to block a settlement that will cancel as much as $6 billion in unpaid student loans, after three colleges sought the high court’s intervention to detail the settlement.
- More details here.
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