Getting to Know Michael McCormick of State Collection Service
- Michael McCormick has mellowed from his younger days as a consumer bankruptcy attorney and confident basketball player. Now the Compliance Manager at State Collection Service, he spends his days worried about fouls of another kind. Read on to learn more about Michael, his kind words for his former boss, and the change he would make to the FDCPA if he were in charge of the CFPB or Congress.
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Judge Certifies Class in FDCPA Text Opt-Out Case
- A District Court judge in Pennsylvania has granted a plaintiff’s motion to certify a class action in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act suit where the defendant was accused of sending text messages to the plaintiff after the plaintiff allegedly opted out of receiving texts.
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Republican AGs File Another Lawsuit to Block Student Loan Debt Forgiveness
- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, leading a coalition of seven states, filed a lawsuit this week against the Biden-Harris Administration’s third attempt at mass student loan forgiveness. This lawsuit, accusing the government of a “cloak and dagger” strategy, comes just days after the Supreme Court upheld a previous ruling against the Administration’s second loan cancellation plan.
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The States Where Consumers Are Having the Toughest Time Making Ends Meet
- If you are curious what parts of the country are doing better — or worse — financially than others, or if you are looking for a data source to help you develop collection strategies, the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey might be worth a look. For example, the survey includes data on individuals who are having difficulty paying for household expenses, and breaks it down on a state-by-state and metropolitan statistical area basis.
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C&R Software Acquires SpringFour, Expanding Reach of Financial Health Solutions
- C&R Software, the world’s leading Cloud-native end-to-end software and solutions provider for the complete credit risk lifecycle and a CORA Group company, today announced the acquisition of SpringFour, the first-of-its-kind, leading financial health fintech.
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