Senators Ask CFPB to Reconsider Proposed Debt Collection Rule, Saying it Puts Industry Ahead of Consumers
A group of 21 Senators have written a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, urging it to reconsider its...
FCC Approves Call Blocking Measure, But Includes Mechanism For Complaints When Legit Calls are Blocked
In a move that should come as a surprise to nobody, the Federal Communications Commission yesterday approved a Declaratory Order...
Appeals Court Holds Being More Explicit About Creditor Name in Letter Does Not Violate FDCPA
For the second time in two days, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's decision in...
Daily Digest – June 6. Getting to Know Susan Becker of Jormandy; Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Collector in FDCPA Dispute Notice Suit
The Daily Digest is sponsored by Microbilt. Designed to help debt collection professionals, MicroBilt’s platform of recovery and skip tracing...
FCC Puts Dollar Amount on Robocall Problem as Agency Preps for Vote
Robocalls cost consumers $3 billion a year in lost time alone, the chief economist and chief technology officer from the...
Lawmakers, Regulators Start Asking Questions About Collection Agency Data Breach
The news for the companies involved in a data breach at American Medical Collection Agency is only getting worse by...
Not Explicitly Stating Dispute Has to be Filed in Writing Does Not Rise to Level of FDCPA Violation, Appeals Court Rules
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the oversight of not mentioning in a collection letter that disputing...
Getting to Know Susan Becker of Jormandy
There might not be a lot of overlap between teaching second grade and running a company in the credit and...
Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Suit Over Letters Sent After Plaintiff Revoked Consent to be Contacted
A District Court judge has granted a defendant's motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair...
Siri to Block All Calls From Unrecognized Numbers in New iOS Coming to iPhones
On the heels of the Federal Communications Commission looking to give phone carriers more power to block robocalls, and efforts...
