Collector Sued for Contacting Plaintiff’s Family Members
- During yesterday’s webinar, Pete Barry mentioned this as one of the most common claims he’s seeing from consumers today, saying that he is seeing a lot of collectors “dialing around” to a consumer’s family members, attempting to collect on a debt. Case in point … A collection operation is facing accusations of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Florida and Texas state law after contacting the plaintiff’s family members in an attempt to collect on a debt, while also allegedly failing to provide the plaintiff with the opportunity to dispute the debt and failing to identify itself as a debt collector.
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Hundreds of New Comments Filed on Medical Debt Credit Reporting Proposal
- Comments are currently being accepted regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed rule that would prohibit creditors from using medical debts when determining whether a consumer is eligible for credit. The comment period is open until August 12. To help those who might be interested in filing a comment, and to provide insight into the tone of the comments being filed, AccountsRecovery.net is sharing some of those comments here. To date, 345 comments have been filed. Many of the new comments that were filed in the past week were identical to one another.
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Judge Grants Motion to Compel Arbitration After Letter Sent to Collect on Satisfied Debt
- A District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration in a dispute involving a collection agency and a consumer, after the agency sent a collection letter to the plaintiff to collect on a debt that had already been satisfied by a judgment.
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Cost of Data Breach Rises to Nearly $5M: Report
- The global average cost of a data breach stands at $4.88 million — a 10% increase from the previous year, according to a report released by IBM and the Ponemon Institute. This surge, driven by business disruption and post-breach responses, underscores the critical need for robust cybersecurity measures. On average, it takes 292 days to identify and contain a breach involving stolen credentials, according to the report.
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