Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over Assigned Debt
- We’ve seen this ruling in other jurisdictions, so it’s not necessarily a surprise, but I don’t think we’ve seen a ruling on this type of case in North Carolina yet. A District Court judge there has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit on the grounds that the plaintiff lacked standing because he had the claim assigned to him by the individual who actually owed the debt in question.
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President Fires FTC Democratic Commissioners
- President Trump yesterday dismissed the two Democratic commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission — Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya — as part of his continued push for greater control over independent government agencies. This unprecedented move follows a broader strategy to assert presidential authority over regulators, which has been met with significant pushback from the affected commissioners and some lawmakers.
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FCC Seeks Comments on Petition to Address TCPA ‘Quiet Hours’
- The Federal Communications Commission has released a new notice inviting comments on a petition aimed at clarifying and potentially waiving certain provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act related to when calls and text messages can be sent.
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26 Companies Seeking Collection Talent
- Creditors, collection agencies, debt buyers, credit reporting agencies, credit unions, and more are looking for collection-related talent. Are you the answer? Or are you just curious what’s out there? There are a lot of reasons to check the weekly job listings summary, and all of them are worth the click.
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WORTH NOTING: The first step you need to take if you want to save more for your retirement … A lot of people think a recession is on the horizon … A Los Angeles councilwoman wants to make medical debt more transparent … Kentucky has amended its Consumer Data Protection Act … A majority of Americans are feeling “financially frozen” and unable to make decisions about their finances … What to do if your coworkers are always complaining … Is gentle parenting worth the effort? … Consumers are cutting back on chips and cookies because they have gotten too expensive.
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