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Daily Digest – August 23. All 50 AGs Announce Anti-Robocall Partnership With Telecom Carriers; Judge Denies BFE Defense Over Differing Balances in Letter
ALL 50 STATE AGS ANNOUNCE ANTI-ROBOCALL PARTNERSHIP WITH MAJOR TELECOM CARRIERS The attorneys general of all 50 states and Washington,...
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Daily Digest – August 22. Getting to Know Jack W. Brown III of Gulf Coast Collection Bureau; Judge Grants MTD in Case Over Use of Form Complaint
GETTING TO KNOW JACK W. BROWN III OF GULF COAST COLLECTION BUREAU If you take away one thing from reading...
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Daily Digest – August 21. New Comments on Proposed Rule From Consumer Groups, Union; Judge Denies MTD Over ‘Will Not Sue’ Statement About Time-Barred Debt
SUMMARIZING NEW COMMENTS FROM CONSUMER GROUPS, UNION OVER PROPOSED RULE A handful of consumer advocacy groups and unions filed their...
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Daily Digest – August 20. Appeals Court Upholds Lower Court’s Summary Judgment Ruling for Defense in FCRA Case; Judge Denies MTD in FDCPA Suit Over Dispute Notice
APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS LOWER COURT'S SUMMARY JUDGMENT RULING FOR DEFENDANT IN FCRA CASE The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has...
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Daily Digest – August 19. Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Collection Agency Employee; FTC, FCC Disagree on Robocall Enforcement
APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS LOWER COURT'S RULING IN DISMISSAL OF COLLECTION AGENCY EMPLOYEE The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit...
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Daily Digest – August 16. Appeals Court Upholds MSJ For Defense; Judge Grants MSJ For Defense in Bona Fide Error Case Over Disputed Debt
APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS MSJ FOR DEFENSE AFTER PLAINTIFF COULD NOT PROVE DEBTS WERE CONSUMER-RELATED This is one of those cases...
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Daily Digest – August 15. Getting to Know Alan Clayton of Frost-Arnett; Appeals Court Overturns Lower Court’s MSJ in TCPA Case
GETTING TO KNOW ALAN CLAYTON OF FROST-ARNETT While he may have been unable to hit a curve ball at one...
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Daily Digest – August 14. Dems Take Big Swing at Investigating Student Loan Servicers; New PRA Call Center to be Smaller Than Originally Planned
DEMS TAKE BIG SWING AT INVESTIGATING STUDENT LOAN SERVICERS, DEPT. OF EDUCATION, CFPB The three Democrats in charge of the...
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Daily Digest – August 13. Appeals Court Upholds Ruling that QR Code on Envelope Violates FDCPA; CFPB Reaches $60M Settlement Over For-Profit’s Schools Student Lending Practices
APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS LOWER COURT RULING THAT QR CODE ON ENVELOPE VIOLATES FDCPA Less than two months after hearing arguments...
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Daily Digest – August 12. Creditor Disclosure Does Not Violate FDCPA, Judge Rules; Appeals Court Rules in Lavallee
CREDITOR DISCLOSURE DOES NOT VIOLATE FDCPA, JUDGE RULES A District Court judge in Missouri has granted a motion for judgment...
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