Resources to Help Companies Apply for California Collection License
September 1 started a ticking clock for collectors working in California or collecting from individuals living in California, giving those...
More Consumers Taking on New Type of Debt, Calls for Regulation Get Louder
There is a new category of debt that emerging, digital-first collection agencies are seeing more of, and it appears this...
NDIL Judge Grants MSJ For Defendant in FDCPA Class-Action Over Duplicate Dispute Notices
A District Court judge in Illinois has used a recent series of rulings from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals...
Daily Digest – September 3. Agency Owner Sentenced For Defrauding Clients; CFPB Denies Petition From Debt Buyer to Amend CID
COLLECTION AGENCY OWNER GETS 33 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING CLIENTS The owner of a collection agency who pleaded guilty...
D.C. Mayor Signs Collection Bill Into Law
Muriel Bowser, the Mayor of Washington, D.C., has signed into law a bill that overhauls how debts can be collected...
N.Y. AG Vows to Overhaul Student Loan Collection Practices
The Attorney General of New York is seeking ways to overhaul how unpaid student loans are collected, especially those incurred...
CFPB Denies Petition From Debt Buyer to Amend CID
The Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has denied a petition from a debt buying company to set...
Collection Agency Owner Gets 33 Months in Prison for Defrauding Clients
The owner of a collection agency who pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and tax evasion was sentenced yesterday...
Daily Digest – September 2. Getting to Know Michael Zomcik of Rent Recovery Solutions; Calif. Passes Debt Collection Assignment Notification Bill
GETTING TO KNOW MICHAEL ZOMCIK OF RENT RECOVERY SOLUTIONS Michael Zomcik is one of those rare finds that you don’t...
Judge Denies Competing Motions in FDCPA Case Over Debt Incurred During Political Campaign
A case out in California is attempting to test the limits of what defines a consumer debt, at least as...
