Is ‘Stop’ a Cease Request? Class Action Alleges it is
- A collection operation is facing a class action in Florida after a consumer replied “Stop” to a text message and then received two phone calls weeks later. The case raises a question every agency with an omnichannel strategy needs to answer: is a text opt-out channel-specific, or a full cease request? Read the details before your own compliance team gets asked the same thing.
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FTC Debt Collection Complaints More Than Doubled in 2025, With Nearly Half Flagged as Abusive or Harassing
- Debt collection complaints filed with the FTC jumped 114% last year to more than 471,000, and nearly half of them were flagged as abusive, threatening, or harassing. The data even points to which states and cities are generating the most complaints, offering a preview of where regulators and plaintiffs’ attorneys may look next. See where your footprint lands on the map.
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Researchers Document First Ransomware Attack Executed by an AI Agent
- Security researchers have documented the first ransomware attack carried out by an AI agent, which broke into a network, adapted to obstacles, and even rewrote its own code in 31 seconds after a failed login. The scariest part for ARM companies sitting on sensitive consumer data: the attack used only old, unpatched vulnerabilities. Find out why the window between intrusion and disaster may now be measured in seconds.
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Judge Awards Reduced Attorney Fees in FCRA Case
- A District Court judge in Maryland trimmed more than $8,000 off a plaintiff’s attorney fee request in an FCRA case, ruling that fees incurred after an offer of judgment was accepted are off the table. The opinion is a useful look at how judges scrutinize billing records, administrative tasks, and duplicative entries. See what got cut and why.
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DOGE Shuts Down as Scheduled, Leaving Behind Disputed Savings and a Smaller Federal Workforce
- The Department of Government Efficiency officially closed its doors on July 4, ending a chapter that drove more than 272,000 employees out of the federal workforce and helped hollow out the CFPB. Its claimed $215 billion in savings is disputed, and there will be no final report. Read what DOGE leaves behind, and why experts do not expect a sequel.
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Klarna Applies for Bank Charter
- Klarna has applied for a bank charter in Utah, joining roughly two dozen fintechs seeking to become regulated, deposit-taking banks in the first half of 2026. As BNPL credit moves inside chartered institutions, the rules governing who services and collects on those accounts will shift, too. Find out what Klarna Bank USA would mean for the receivables it generates.
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Judge Rules FDCPA’s ‘False Name’ Exception Doesn’t Turn Landlord Into Debt Collector
- A judge in Pennsylvania ruled that a landlord emailing a notice to quit through its property management company was a creditor collecting its own debt, not a debt collector under the FDCPA. The case, brought by a self-represented law school graduate, ended with neither side winning, and a pointed footnote from the bench. Read why the “false name” exception did not apply.
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