COLLECTOR FACING CLASS-ACTION FOR MAKING ‘FALSE’ DISCLOSURE ON BACK OF MVN
- The back of the Model Validation Notice is a blank canvas that collectors can use to provide some of the many additional disclosures that are required under different state laws. It’s also a spot to put information that the collector believes may be relevant and important for the consumer to know and understand. But the back of the MVN is also a minefield of potential litigation and one collector has found itself to be the subject of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action lawsuit for including a note on the back of the MVN that the debt in question may be reported to the credit reporting agencies, which, the plaintiff claims, is not possible based on the type of debt that was trying to be collected.
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JUDGE DENIES MOTION TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST COLLECTOR IN FDCPA, FCRA CASE
- A District Court judge in Pennsylvania has denied a defendant’s motion to set aside a default judgment against it in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act case, ruling that it has not submitted enough evidence to prove that service of the lawsuit was ineffective, and because default judgments have been entered agains the defendant in 17 other lawsuits across the country.
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REPORT CALLS OUT HEALTHCARE PROVIDER FOR CANCELING APPOINTMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH UNPAID DEBTS
- A healthcare provider that operates more than 100 hospitals and clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin finds itself in the spotlight today for its policy of withholding care from patients who have unpaid medical debts.
- More details here.
NEVADA GOVERNOR VETOES DEBT COLLECTION LEGISLATION
- The governor of Nevada this week vetoed a bill that would have required collectors to provide payoff letters and satisfaction letters to individuals who request them while also creating a private right of action against collectors that failed to provide those letters, and revising the way collectors were required to notify individuals with unpaid medical debts prior to initiating any collection activity.
- More details here.
EAGLE ACCOUNTS GROUP SEES 168% BOOST IN PRODUCTIVITY WITH SKIT.AI
- Skit.ai, the leading Conversational Voice AI solution provider in the Account Receivable Management (ARM) industry, revealed the success of its partnership with Eagle Accounts Group, Inc. an Indianapolis-based business specializing in debt collection services since 1972.
- More details here.
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