New Mexico Legislature Advances Medical Debt Collection Bill
A bill is advancing through the state legislature in New Mexico that would prevent healthcare providers from placing collection accounts...
DFPI Seeks Comments on CCFPL Rulemaking Process
For the accounts receivable management industry, this might be one of those times where it is good to speak up....
CFPB Investigating Venmo Over Collection Practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating the debt collection practices of Venmo, the digital money transfer service operated by...
Debt Collection Fintech InDebted Completes Acquisition to Enter the U.S. Market & Announces Key Executive Hires
Sydney, Australia - 8th February, 2021 - InDebted, the Sydney headquartered fintech that specializes in digital debt collection for unsecured...
Daily Digest – February 5. CFPB Acting Director Comments on Debt Collection Rule; BK Reform Bill Introduced in Senate
CFPB ACTING DIRECTOR WANTS TO 'PRESERVE STATUS QUO' ON DEBT COLLECTION RULE In remarks posted yesterday to the agency’s website,...
How Patients Incur Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Individuals who incur medical debt tend to have it happen in what researchers are calling "dramatic financial shocks" because healthcare...
DFPI Takes Action Against Student Loan Debt Relief Company, Launches Broader Investigation
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation has announced an investigation into student loan debt relief companies while also...
BK Reform Bill Introduced in Senate to Make it Easier to Discharge Medical Debts, Student Loans
A quintet of Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that aims to make it easier for consumers to have student...
CFPB Acting Director Wants to ‘Preserve Status Quo’ on Debt Collection Rule
In remarks posted yesterday to the agency's website, Dave Uejio, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, offered...
Daily Digest – February 4. Getting to Know Harry Strausser of Applied Innovation; How Empathy Boosts Collection Rates While Lowering Compliance Issues
GETTING TO KNOW HARRY STRAUSSER OF APPLIED INNOVATION To spend nearly a half-century in an industry, a few things have...
