Judge Rules Undated MVN ‘Creates Confusion’ for Least Sophisticated Consumer
- A District Court judge in New Jersey has partially denied and partially granted a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case involving an undated Model Validation Notice, following a similar ruling in Florida that determined the language in the MVN “creates confusion” for the least sophisticated consumer.
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Judge Denies Defendant’s Motion to Set Aside $225k Punitive Damages Award in FCCPA Case
- A District Court judge in Florida has denied a defendant’s attempt to set aside a jury’s award of $225,000 in punitive and emotional damages that were awarded to a plaintiff in a Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act case because the defendant continued to contact the plaintiff after being notified that she was represented by an attorney.
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Have Consumers Hit Their Financial Limit?
- Retailers are noting that consumers are falling behind on their credit card payments, which could be an indicator of more financial pressure that they are feeling, especially as we get closer to restarting making student loan payments again, or it could be another red flag that turns out to not be as serious as expected, which has happened a number of times in the past year or so.
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26 Companies Seeking Collection Talent
- Curious what a bank in Missouri is offering to pay for bilingual collectors? Which mortgage servicing company is looking for an outbound dialer manager? What position is Hollis Cobb Associates looking to fill? Find out the answers to those questions and more in this week’s job listings post.
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