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Council that refuses to use Debt Collection Agencies writes off £1.5m of debt

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worth of unpaid debt by way of unpaid rent arrears is being written off. Bristol City Councillors agreed that its staff should ‘give up’ in trying to recover the unpaid debts which are three years old or more. A total of 3,446 debts have been amassed with an average debt value of £446. More than 1.5m

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

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According to the press release, “the CDC’s unlawful mask mandate exceeds the agency’s authority by not authorizing economy-wide measures.” Raised in July 2021 as a trio of legislation, B24-0357, Emergency B24-0347, and Temporary B24-0348 address debt collection in the district during the pandemic. On March 15, the D.C.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On August 3, 2020, the Federal Reserve and the other Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council members issued the Joint Statement on Additional Loan Accommodations Related to COVID-19. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.” For more information, click here.

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May is Older American Month. What Does This Mean for Debt Collection?

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According to Census.gov , President Kennedy instituted “Senior Citizen Month” in May 1963 after meeting with members of the National Council of Senior Citizens. But what does this actually mean for your business and debt collection? Nowadays, it’s an opportunity to reflect on those Americans 65 and older.

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Council could scrap use of Debt Collection Agencies to be ‘kinder’

UK debt collections

Council Bosses in Lancashire are to discuss abandoning the use of Debt Collection Agencies to collect rent arrears or council tax. The proposed changes and new charter will be presented to South Ribble councillors at a council meeting tomorrow.

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Council creates new Debt Collection service

UK debt collections

A new debt collection service has been launched by Barking & Dagenham Council. The Debt Collection service has been launched to reduce the need for enforcement action. The new debt collection agency will be known as ‘Beacontree collections’ and will cater for council owed debts only.