Daily Digest
Daily Digest – December 24. Consumers Not Getting Rich From Chase Class-Action Settlement; One Step Forward, One Back For Student Loans
CLASS-ACTIONLESS Want proof that class-action lawsuits provide little value to consumers? The details from JPMorgan Chase's $136 million settlement with...
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Daily Digest – December 23. Patient Records Included in Collection Lawsuits; Mass. AG Suing Collector
HEALTHCARE PRACTICE INCLUDING PATIENT RECORDS IN COLLECTION LAWSUITS A very interesting series of collections lawsuits in my home state of...
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Daily Digest – December 22. Courtroom Double Standard; Student Lending Changes
COLLECTION COURTROOM DOUBLE-STANDARD? Is this a double standard? Debt buyers like Midland Funding can sue consumers to recover unpaid debts,...
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Daily Digest – December 21. Government Collections Present Opportunity; The Next Collection Crisis Point
GOVERNMENT COLLECTIONS A BIG OPPORTUNITY HEADING INTO 2016 A number of cities and local governments are facing budget shortfalls, some...
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Daily Digest – December 18. Lawsuit Numbers Decline; CFPB Issues Bulletin on In-Person Collections
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FIRST? THE GOOD NEWS OR THE BAD NEWS? The number of lawsuits against collection...
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Daily Digest – December 17. Nevada Using Collection Settlement Money In An Interesting Way; Scam Calls On Rise
RAPISTS BEWARE The state of Nevada is going to use millions of dollars received in a nationwide settlement with JPMorgan...
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Daily Digest – December 16. BBB Puts Debt Scams Near Top of Complaint List; Site Ranks Payment Processors
DEBT SCAMS FALL JUST SHORT IN BBB ANNUAL RANKINGS Debt collection scams came in second on the Better Business Bureau's...
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Daily Digest – December 15. Auto Loans To Remain Strong in 2016; More Libraries Allowing Food To Pay Off Debts
AUTO LOAN MARKET TO REMAIN STRONG IN 2016 The auto finance market will get the best of both worlds next...
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Daily Digest – December 14. TCN, Global Connect Merging; Supreme Court To Hear FDCPA Case
TCN, GLOBAL CONNECT MERGE Technology providers TCN and Global Connect have agreed to merge. Employees in Global Connect's New Jersey...
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Daily Digest – December 11. Following One Student Loan Account; FTC Advises Creditors on FDCPA
A LESSON IN STUDENT LENDING An in-depth profile of a woman who has defaulted on $90,000 of student loans, and...
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