Appeals Court Affirms Ruling that Texts are not Prerecorded Messages Under TCPA
- The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case, ruling that text messages sent to an individual are not considered “prerecorded messages” because they do not include auditory components. In a separate appeal in the same case, the Court also affirmed the dismissal of a claim that the technology used by the defendant was an automated telephone dialing system because it did not generate telephone numbers using a random or sequential number generator.
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Looking at the Pros and Cons of Different Payment Options Today
- Consumers have more payment options than ever, and companies in the accounts receivable management industry are trying to balance that convenience with everything else that goes on behind the scenes with respect to processing payments. A published report in The Wall Street Journal breaks down the different types of payments and offers the pros and cons to each, from the perspective of convenience, benefits, and security.
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Credit Card Debt Soars. Will Consumers be Able to Keep Making Payments?
- A trio of reports highlight the growing reliance that consumers are placing on credit cards to help them make ends meet, and the impact that this dynamic is going to have on their finances, especially as millions of consumers face the specter of having to restart making payments on their student loans.
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27 Companies Seeking Collection Talent
- I bet you’re curious how much other companies out there are offering new collectors. And there are a lot of companies looking for management-level talent across the country. Check out this week’s job listings summary, where dozens of different jobs across the industry are spotlighted.
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The truth about airplane mode
Changes coming to “Jeopardy!”
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