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Daily Digest – October 18. Collector Facing Class Action Over Allegedly Contradictory Letters; CFPB Wants $43M From Debt Relief Co. Owner
COLLECTOR FACING CLASS ACTION OVER ALLEGEDLY CONTRADICTORY LETTERS SENT ON SAME DAY The plaintiff allegedly received two letters -- one...
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Daily Digest – October 17. MVN Not a Requirement, Judge Rules; More Americans Favor Medical Debt Forgiveness Over Wiping Out Student Loans
MVN NOT A REQUIREMENT UNDER REG F, JUDGE RULES In a case where a collection agency has sued its client...
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Daily Digest – October 14. Complaint Alleges Collector Failed to Honor Text Opt-Out, 7-in-7; Lack of Jurisdiction Dooms FCRA, FDCPA Case
COMPLAINT ALLEGES COLLECTOR FAILED TO HONOR TEXT OPT-OUT, 7-IN-7 While it included an opt-out disclosure in text messages sent to...
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Daily Digest – October 13. Getting to Know Kacey Rask of Unifund; ‘Least Sophisticated Consumer’ Allegations Not Enough for Standing
GETTING TO KNOW KACEY RASK OF UNIFUND Do you have an “attack strategy” for your days? Unifund’s Kacey Rask does....
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Daily Digest – October 12. Collection Operation to Forgive $23M in Debts; Banned Collector Facing Five Years in Prison
COLLECTION OPERATION TO FORGIVE $23M IN DEBTS UNDER ENFORCEMENT ACTION WITH N.C. AG A group of defendants -- no stranger...
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Daily Digest – October 11. Collector Facing Class Action for Credit Reporting Notification in Letter; Confusion over Article III Standing Grows
COLLECTOR FACING CLASS ACTION FOR CREDIT REPORTING NOTIFICATION IN LETTER The defendant allegedly overshadowed the 30-day dispute window by indicating...
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Daily Digest – October 10. Judge Partially Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over Credit Reporting Issue; Calif. Appeals Court Overturns Defendant’s Win in RFDCPA Case
JUDGE PARTIALLY GRANTS MTD FOR DEFENDANT IN FDCPA CASE OVER WRONG DEBT ON CREDIT REPORT A District Court judge in...
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Daily Digest – October 7. Plaintiff Claims Defendant Told Her Not to Show for Hearing; ‘Vague’ BK Reference Kills Hunstein Class Action
PLAINTIFF SUES COLLECTOR, CLAIMING DEFENDANT TOLD HER NOT TO SHOW UP FOR HEARING A plaintiff on Social Security has filed...
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Daily Digest – October 6. Getting to Know Maryrose Diaz; Loss of Appetite, Sleep Enough for Standing
GETTING TO KNOW MARYROSE DIAZ OF GRANT MERCANTILE AGENCY Maryrose Diaz may have gotten her start in collections because she...
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Daily Digest – October 5. ‘Misleading’ Disputes Lead to MSJ For Defendant; Groups Want Medical Debts Removed from Credit Reports
MULTIPLE 'MISLEADING' DISPUTES LEADS JUDGE TO GRANT MSJ FOR DEFENDANT IN FCRA, FDCPA CASE After making several attempts to dispute...
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