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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission last week announced it was seeking public comment on a rule that would prohibit the impersonation of individuals while also announcing a final rule prohibiting scammers from impersonating businesses or government agencies.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Hunstein Copycat, but Dissent Argues Plaintiff Has Standing CFPB Issues Rule to Update Supervisory Appeals Process FTC Takes Steps to Protect Consumers from AI Deepfakes Compliance Digest – February 19 WORTH NOTING: Strong winds gave some planes a big boost over the weekend … How well do you know the […]

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A District Court judge in New York has denied a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling there is no written requirement to communicating information about a debt with a third party.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

There is yet another new startup in the industry that is using the power of artificial intelligence to help collect debts — Cambio, which is backed by Y Combinator, is leveraging AI to offer innovative solutions for both consumers and financial institutions.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

More than half of individuals with medical debt have been contacted by a collection agency, compared with 8% of those who do not have medical debt, according to data released this week by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The data was part of a survey conducted of consumers back in 2021.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Judge Denies Plaintiff’s MSJ in FDCPA Case Over Communications with Mom Startup Puts Bots on Phones to Help Consumers Negotiate Debts Medical Debt Causes Other Financial Problems for Consumers: Survey 23 Companies Seeking Collection Talent WORTH NOTING: The best gifts to get when someone experiences a loss … Major League Baseball has its first female […]

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JANUARY 19, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series that is sponsored by WebRecon. WebRecon identifies serial plaintiffs lurking in your database BEFORE you contact them and expose yourself to a likely lawsuit. Protect your company from as many as one in three new consumer lawsuits by scrubbing your consumers through WebRecon first. Want to learn more?

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JANUARY 19, 2024

A District Court judge in Washington has given the defendants in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Gramm-Leach Bliley Act case 14 days to demonstrate why the case should remain in federal court or it will be sent back to state court where it was originally filed.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Attorneys General from 26 different states have filed a comment with the Federal Communications Commission, taking the position that artificial intelligence tools that mimic human voices are a form of an artificial voice as defined under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

During this, The Great Resignation Era, I thought it would be helpful to start a regular posting of different jobs within the accounts receivable management industry that I have found online. Please make sure to do your own due diligence before applying for a position included here or accepting any offers.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

A District Court judge in Oregon has affirmed the dismissal of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit, determining that a recent ruling from the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is not an apples-to-apples comparison to the plaintiff’s case.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

A utility company in Michigan will be required to publicly disclose sales of charged-off debt portfolios to the state’s Public Service Commission, and successfully fended off an effort to end the practice altogether, according to a published report from ProPublica.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

A ruling in New York state court could have the potential to upend a decade’s worth of default judgments while also having a “huge” impact on future cases, according to a published report.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

Judge Affirms Dismissal of FDCPA Case Using New Test from Ninth Circuit Mich. Utility Allowed to Sell Debt Portfolios, But Must Disclose Sales to State Regulator Ruling in N.Y.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Not showing up for a deposition is a big no-no in the legal world and a plaintiff in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case is going to have to pay because of it after the District Court judge not only granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, but also for sanctions against the plaintiff.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

A District Court judge in California has granted approval of a settlement in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class action that will see the defendant pay $51,975 to the injured plaintiffs and up to $123,000 in attorney’s fees and costs. The Background: The plaintiff received several voicemails and text messages from the defendant.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I’m thrilled to announce that Bedard Law Group is the new sponsor for the Compliance Digest. Bedard Law Group, P.C. – Compliance Support – Defense Litigation – Nationwide Complaint Management – Turnkey Speech Analytics. And Our New BLG360 Program – Your Low Monthly Retainer Compliance Solution. Visit www.bedardlawgroup.com, email John H.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One of the bookmarks I check every day when I am looking for content to publish on AccountsRecovery.net is “medical debt.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Judge Sanctions Plaintiff, Grants MSJ For Defense in FDCPA Case Judge Grants Preliminary Approval of $51k Settlement in FDCPA Class Action Cancer Patient’s Last Wish Raises $20M to Pay Off Medical Debts for Others Compliance Digest – November 20 WORTH NOTING: The unwritten rules of eating and drinking near electronics … Things to do on […]

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series that is sponsored by WebRecon. WebRecon identifies serial plaintiffs lurking in your database BEFORE you contact them and expose yourself to a likely lawsuit. Protect your company from as many as one in three new consumer lawsuits by scrubbing your consumers through WebRecon first. Want to learn more?

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

A Magistrate Judge in Ohio has gone to great lengths to recommend that a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit filed against a creditor and the law firm it used to collect on an unpaid debt be dismissed on the grounds that the plaintiff’s complaint fails to state a claim against any of the defendants […]

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

I’m not a lawyer, but I do love saying chevron deference, even if I barely know what it means.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

The Federal Communications Commission yesterday announced enforcement orders against 20 different telecom companies, threatening to remove them from the Robocall Mitigation Database, which would force carriers to block calls from those companies.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

Collector Accused of Not Honoring Cease Request Sent to CFPB Complaint Portal Judge Recommends Dismissal of FDCPA Case FCC Threatens to Remove 20 Companies from Robocall Database for Non-Compliance Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arguments in Second Chevron Deference Case.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

During this, The Great Resignation Era, I thought it would be helpful to start a regular posting of different jobs within the accounts receivable management industry that I have found online. Please make sure to do your own due diligence before applying for a position included here or accepting any offers.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

A District Court judge in Wisconsin has decided to let a jury decide whether a defendant satisfied its obligation to investigate an identity theft claim by sending a letter to the plaintiff asking for proof of residence — which the plaintiff claims never to have received — or whether it needed to do more when […]

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday entered into a consent order with a fintech company that operates a remittance transfer app that will see the company pay $3 million in fines and refunds to customers after it was accused of forcing customers to waive their legal rights, failing to provide required disclosures, and failing to […]

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

If you knew a consumer spoke a language other than English, would you use technology that allows you to call that individual and play a message in that other language, in the sound of your voice?

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

Judge Denies Summary Judgment Motions from Both Sides in FCRA, FDCPA Case Over ID Theft Debt CFPB Orders Remittance App Provider to Pay $3M for ‘Cheating’ Consumers AI Can Let You Make Calls in Languages You Don’t Speak 26 Companies Seeking Collection Talent WORTH NOTING: The world has a new hottest pepper, which is three […]

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

I’m thrilled to announce that Bedard Law Group is the new sponsor for the Compliance Digest. Bedard Law Group, P.C. – Compliance Support – Defense Litigation – Nationwide Complaint Management – Turnkey Speech Analytics. And Our New BLG360 Program – Your Low Monthly Retainer Compliance Solution. Visit www.bedardlawgroup.com, email John H.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

A District Court judge in Maryland has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the plaintiff alleged the defendant did not supply the proper paperwork when it filed a collection lawsuit against the plaintiff.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

All eyes in the collection and financial services industry will be on Washington, D.C., tomorrow, specifically the building located at One First Street, where the nine justices of the Supreme Court will hear arguments that could fundamentally alter the trajectory of how companies are regulated. You can hear arguments in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

In a development that was first reported by ACA International, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has announced proposed amendments to its debt collection regulations and will be holding a hearing next month to discuss the changes. A copy of the proposed new regulations can be accessed by clicking here.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Judge Grants MSJ for Defense in FDCPA Case Over Docs Submitted as Part of Underlying Collection Suit Previewing Tomorrow’s CFPB Hearing Before Supreme Court NYC Releases Amended Debt Collection Regs Compliance Digest – October 2 WORTH NOTING: Tonight’s Powerball jackpot is more than $1 billion. Are you going to be my new best friend?

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AUGUST 7, 2023

A District Court judge in Pennsylvania has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act suit, ruling that the plaintiff appeared to be “acting in bad faith” because the suit contained “patently frivolous and faulty legal interpretations and arguments.” A copy of the ruling in the case of Murray v.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

A lawsuit was filed on Friday by the New Civil Liberties Alliance against the federal government, seeking to block a plan that would forgive $39 billion of student loan debt, claiming the violates the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution because only Congress has the authority to cancel debts owed to the Treasury Department.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

I’m thrilled to announce that Bedard Law Group is the new sponsor for the Compliance Digest. Bedard Law Group, P.C. – Compliance Support – Defense Litigation – Nationwide Complaint Management – Turnkey Speech Analytics. And Our New BLG360 Program – Your Low Monthly Retainer Compliance Solution. Visit www.bedardlawgroup.com, email John H.

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