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Daily Digest – February 15. Appeals Court Upholds MSJ for Plaintiff in FDCPA Case; Colo. Planning Changes to State FDCPA
APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS MSJ FOR PLAINTIFF IN FDCPA CASE The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has upheld a...
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Daily Digest – February 12. Judge Grants MSJ for Defendant in TCPA, FDCPA Case Over Calls to Cell Phone; FTC Bans Payday Lender
JUDGE GRANTS MSJ FOR DEFENDANT IN TCPA, FDCPA CASE OVER CALLS TO CELL PHONE In a case that was defended...
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Daily Digest – February 11. Getting to Know Amy Mertz Brown of Gurstel Law Firm; Why Collectors Need to Avoid the ‘Friend’ Zone
GETTING TO KNOW AMY MERTZ BROWN OF GURSTEL LAW FIRM Amy Mertz Brown is the type of person you never...
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Daily Digest – February 10. CFPB Puts Out Call to Hire More Attorneys; Judge Grants MSJ For Defense in FDCPA Suit
CFPB PUTS OUT CALL SEEKING TO HIRE MORE ATTORNEYS If anyone needed further proof that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
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Daily Digest – February 9. Bedard Breaks Down Location Information Provisions; Student Loan Collection Overhaul Being Discussed in Colorado
BEDARD BREAKS DOWN RULE'S PROVISIONS RELATED TO LOCATION INFORMATION In issuing its debt collection rule, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
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Daily Digest – February 8. CFPB Investigating Venmo Over Collection Practices; N.M. Legislature Advances Medical Collection Bill
CFPB INVESTIGATING VENMO OVER DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating the debt collection practices of Venmo,...
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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,...
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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...
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Daily Digest – February 3. AGs Seek to Stop Settlement in FDCPA Processing Fee Case; GAO Reviews Debt Collection Rule
AGs SEEK TO STOP SETTLEMENT IN FDCPA PROCESSING FEE CASE A group of 33 state attorneys general are attempting to...
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Daily Digest – February 2. Bedard Analyzes the Ins and Outs of Opt-Out Provisions; Collector Agrees to Consent Order in Minnesota
BEDARD ANALYZES THE INS AND OUTS OF THE DEBT COLLECTION RULE'S OPT-OUT PROVISIONS While it may seem straightforward, the fact...
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