Collector Facing Class Action Over Lack of Interest Disclosure in MVN
- This class-action lawsuit isn’t so much against the collection operation that is trying to recover the debt; it’s more against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau because of how it designed the Model Validation Notice. A collection operation is facing a class-action lawsuit in Georgia because it sent the plaintiff a Model Validation Notice that indicated that $663.40 in interest had accrued on the debt since the itemization date, but there was no mention in the notice whether interest was still accruing and whether the amount that was now owed was higher.
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More N.C. Hospitals Cancel Liens Over Unpaid Debts
- Four more hospitals in North Carolina have joined Advocate Health in announcing that they are voiding all existing judgments and liens for outstanding debts. All together, the five hospitals account for nearly all medical debt collection lawsuits in The Tarheel State.
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Collector to Pay $60k to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
- A debt collection operation has reached a settlement in a religious accommodation lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and agreed to pay $60,000 to end a long legal battle.
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Judge Rules Health Insurer Must Face Collection Suit
- A District Court judge in Florida has ruled that a defendant — a health insurance company — must face claims it failed to make appropriate payments to healthcare providers who subsequently assigned their claims to the plaintiff, Healthcare Ally Management of California, LLC, denying the defendant’s argument that the plaintiff needed to be licensed as a debt collector in the state in order to pursue its claim.
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