Suit Accuses Collector of Closing Dispute Prematurely
- A collection operation is facing a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit for allegedly falsely reporting to the credit reporting agencies that a debt had been previously in dispute and that an investigation had been completed, when the plaintiff was still attempting to dispute the debt. This lawsuit speaks to ensuring that the proper compliance condition codes are assigned to accounts when furnishing information to the credit bureaus.
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Judge Grants MJOP for Defendant in FDCPA Case Over ‘Inconvenient’ Communication Method
- Good news for the industry in the form of a positive ruling in an “inconvenient time or place” lawsuit filed against a collection operation. A District Court judge in Alabama has granted a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that indicating a preference for receiving communications via email does not mean communications in other forms are inconvenient.
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N.C. Governor Floats Plan to Offer Incentives to Hospitals for Forgiving Medical Debts
- In a groundbreaking move, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper yesterday unveiled a plan that could potentially erase $4 billion in medical debt for approximately 2 million low- and middle-income residents of the Tar Heel State by offering hospitals increased federal Medicaid payments as an incentive to forgive old medical debts and implement policies to prevent future debt accumulation.
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Bill Introduced in House to Sunset Chevron Rules
- A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would require federal agencies to wipe out rules that have been upheld by Chrevron Deference as a means of correcting “disasters caused by decades of Chevron” and put the power of lawmaking back with Congress, according to the bill’s sponsor.
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