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Daily Digest – September 2. Collector Facing FDCPA Class Action Over Contradictory Letters; Appeals Court Overturns Arbitration Denial
COLLECTOR FACING FDCPA CLASS ACTION OVER CONTRADICTORY LETTERS The plaintiff received two letters that included different statements related to credit...
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Daily Digest – September 1. Getting to Know Ed Ujcich of Intelligent Contacts; Judge Grants MSJ for Defendant in FDCPA Case Over Dual Letters
GETTING TO KNOW ED UJCICH OF INTELLIGENT CONTACTS Ed Ujcich has spent more than three decades in sales, the last...
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Daily Digest – August 31. Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over Text Messages; Ed. Dept. Cancels More Student Loans
JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER TEXT MESSAGES The plaintiff filed suit after receiving text messages from the defendant,...
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Daily Digest – August 30. Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case; Rising Utility Debts Causing More Problems for Consumers
JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER NOTICE SENT TO REPRESENTED PLAINTIFF The plaintiff did not sufficiently allege that the...
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Daily Digest – August 29. Judge Sanctions Plaintiff’s Attorney; Conn. Regulator Revokes Agency’s License, Fines it $100k
JUDGE SANCTIONS PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY FOR PROLONGING LITIGATION The attorney sought a "windfall" by engaging in conduct he later described as...
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Daily Digest – August 26. Gov’t Instructs Agencies to Remove Medical Debt From Underwriting; Appeals Court Rules Gov’t Can be Liable for FCRA Violations
FEDERAL GOV'T INSTRUCTS AGENCIES TO REMOVE MEDICAL DEBT FROM LOAN UNDERWRITING FACTORS Government agencies that make decisions about lending or...
Read moreDetailsDaily Digest – August 25. Getting to Know Brandon Gilbert of Frost-Arnett; Biden Announces Student Loan Cancellation Plan
GETTING TO KNOW BRANDON GILBERT OF FROST-ARNETT Fire drills and rabbit holes. While those may not sound like fun to...
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Daily Digest – August 24. Calif. Appeals Court Overturns Ruling for Agency; Student Loan Debt Relief Scammer Sentenced
CALIFORNIA APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS RULING IN FAVOR OF COLLECTOR THAT STAPLED NOTE TO SUMMONS A least sophisticated consumer would have...
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Daily Digest – August 23. Agency Sued for Failing to Provide Opt-Out Notice in Texts; Judge Remands FDCPA Case Back to State Court
AGENCY SUED FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE OPT-OUT NOTICE IN TEXTS A collection agency is facing a lawsuit in Georgia for...
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Daily Digest – August 22. Judge Denies MTD in FDCPA Case; Consumers Paying More for Healthcare Leads to Lower Collection Rates
JUDGE DENIES MTD IN FDCPA CASE A District Court judge in Texas has denied motions to dismiss filed by three...
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