Collector Sued for Sending Text Message to Plaintiffs After Acknowledging Attorney Representation
- A collection operation is facing a Fair Debt Collection Practice Act lawsuit for allegedly contacting the plaintiffs after acknowledging they had requested the defendant cease communicating with them because they were attempting to get in touch with someone else when calling their phone.
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Judge Partially Grants MSJ for Defendant in FCRA Case Over Dispute Investigation
- A District Court judge in New York has partially granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case, ruling it did not knowingly violate the statute, but denied the motion on the grounds it recklessly violated it as a result of its dispute investigation procedures.
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Petition Filed With CFPB to Require Disclosing Cost of Buying Debt, Collection Commission
- A consumer has filed a petition with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the regulator to require debt collection and debt buying organizations disclose how much a debt was purchased for or how much they are poised to receive upon collection of a debt as a means of improving the transparency in the collection process.
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Higher Amounts of Medical Debt Tied to Lower Physical Health, Higher Mortality: Report
- A study has attempted to link the amount of medical debt to just how much sicker those individuals are, determining that a 1% increase in a population with medical debt yields 18.3 more physically unhealthy days and 17.9 additional mentally unhealthy days in the past 30 days per 1,000 people.
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WORTH NOTING: Today is Equal Pay Day, which shows how far into the year women have to work to earn as much as men made the previous year … As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, did you know Abraham Lincoln was a connoisseur of corned beef? … Playing the same lottery numbers for 40 years finally paid off for one Missouri woman … The Midwest is best when it comes to cities managing work-life balance … Why you should stop texting your kids at school … What you can learn from Princess Kate when it comes to posting pictures online … Why America’s hospitals are on life support … The “age of selfishness” is making us single, sick, and miserable.
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