CFPB Issues Guidance Further Cracking Down on Medical Debt Collection
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued new guidance yesterday regarding unlawful medical debt collection tactics. The advisory opinion clarifies that debt collectors, including third-party revenue cycle management companies, violate federal law when collecting inaccurate or legally invalid medical debts.
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Judge Dismisses FDCPA Class Action For Second Time Due to Lack of Standing
- For the second time, a District Court judge in Illinois has dismissed a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action lawsuit because the plaintiff lacked standing to sue, this time ruling that the plaintiff could not have paid the settlement amount offered by the debt collector or successfully changed the order of other payments.
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California Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of FCRA Suit for Lack of Standing
- A California Appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuit, citing the plaintiff’s lack of standing to sue in state court because she did not suffer a concrete injury when she received a copy of her credit report that was missing some disclosures.
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21 Companies Seeking Collection Talent
- The weekly job listings summary is a great read for people who are curious or just downright nosy. Knowing who is trying to hire and for what positions — and what they are willing to pay — is great research and fodder for water-cooler conversations (do people still have those?). Check out this week’s job listings summary for nearly two dozen different opportunities across the ARM industry.
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