FTC Halts Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme, Takes First Action Under New Impersonation Rule
The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against a student loan debt relief scheme that is accused of fraudulently extracting ...
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Month: July 2024
Judge Denies MSJ for Defendant in FDCPA Class-Action Over SOL Disclosure, Call Notification in Letter
A District Court judge in Pennsylvania has denied a defendant's motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices ...
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Compliance Digest – July 8
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Daily Digest – July 5. FDCPA Class Action Accuses Collection Law Firm of Failing to Provide Complete Itemization Information in Letter; Banned Collector Convicted of Wire Fraud
FDCPA Class Action Accuses Collection Law Firm of Failing to Provide Complete Itemization Information in Letter A collection law firm ...
Read moreDetailsJudge Blocks FTC’s Noncompete Rule From Going into Effect
A District Court judge in Texas has granted a preliminary injunction against the Federal Trade Commission's rule to ban noncompete ...
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Banned Collector Convicted of Wire Fraud While Operating Illegal Collection Business
A federal jury has convicted a 44-year-old woman previously banned from operating in the collection industry of wire fraud and ...
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Appeals Court Overturns Ruling on Concept of ‘Reasonable Consumer Behavior’
This looks like one of those "I'm-not-a-lawyer-but-this-looks-like-something-you-should-be-aware-of-because-it-could-be-relevant-to-collections" type of rulings. The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has overturned ...
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FDCPA Class Action Accuses Collection Law Firm of Failing to Provide Complete Itemization Information in Letter
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Daily Digest – July 3. CFPB Supervisory Highlights Spotlight Issues with Debt Collectors; Report Calls Out AI Tool for Lying About Being Human
CFPB Supervisory Highlights Spotlight Issues with Debt Collectors You can say a lot of things about the Consumer Financial Protection ...
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Report Calls Out AI Tool for Lying About Being Human
There is a new term the describes artificial intelligence tools that pretend to be real people -- human-washing. At least ...
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