Fraser

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

On Wednesday, August 24, President Biden announced the federal government will extend the current pause on monthly student loan payments. President Biden also stated that the federal government plans to forgive up to $20,000 worth of student loan debt for those who qualify. President Biden Announces Student Loan Forgiveness.

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UK debt collections

APRIL 29, 2021

Delayed payment of invoices owed to SME’s over the past 12 months totals a shocking average of £130,445.05. The data found that over a 20% of payments to the SMEs surveyed, were received late in the past 12 months. Small Business late payment is severely hampering recovery from the pandemic according to new data.

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Collection Industry News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

percentage points lower than in the last quarter of 2019 before the pandemic struck. Delinquency rates have been rising from historic lows reached near the end of 2022, and households came into the pandemic with strong balance sheets that were then reinforced by trillions of dollars in government assistance. The New York Fed said 3.1%

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Fico Collections

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Tue, 07/02/2019 - 02:45. One key observation when looking at pre-pandemic time periods in Canada, is that the average Canadian FICO® Score did decrease between April 2018 and April 2019. FICO Score 10, Most Predictive Credit Score in Canadian Market. FICO Score credit risk trends through the COVID-19 pandemic. FICO Admin.

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UK debt collections

MARCH 23, 2023

Liverpool City Council is owed more than £7m in rent arrears despite receiving hundreds of thousands of pounds in the last 12 months. In January 2019, the authority agreed to enlist the services of debt collectors to round up funds owed around council tax, business rates and parking. Of that, £2.6m is in year trading sums.

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Fico Collections

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The latest positive scheme to be hijacked by criminals is the UK government's bounce back loan scheme for businesses. And unfortunately, as long as a simple fraud check was performed, the government has 100% liability for these loans, which means the UK taxpayer does. It will be harder to get the money back in 12 months.

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Fico Collections

AUGUST 16, 2021

As the UK was only just coming out of lockdown in June 2020, this rise in spend is unsurprising, but the fact that average spending was 3.5% (£23) above 2019 levels suggests that, for those who have been able to save through the pandemic, there is confidence in their future financial stability. Missed payment rates remain low. Looking ahead.

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Collection Industry News

JULY 25, 2022

The move is seen as the Insolvency Service ramping up its actions against deliberate fraud for government backed emergency Covid-19 loan schemes. Last year, government ministers introduced new legislations that gave the Insolvency Service powers to investigate and punish directors that abused the system to escape their creditors.

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Fico Collections

OCTOBER 12, 2021

For the third consecutive month pre-pandemic levels were exceeded, up £40 on August 2019. . The change in consumer behaviour over the last 12 months is also illustrated in a 25 percent increase since January 2021 in average sales on credit cards. This is 12 percent or £265 higher than August 2019. million people.

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 10, 2021

On May 12, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) that seeks to improve the federal government’s cybersecurity. Sets Baseline Security Standards for the Federal Government’s Software Supply Chain Security. This comes in the wake of sweeping cyber incidents, such as the SolarWinds incident.

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ABI

JANUARY 28, 2024

1] In 1995, Purdue, a privately held pharmaceutical company owned and governed by the Sackler family developed and the FDA approved Oxycontin. 4] In 2019, the United States Attorneys’ Offices for the Districts of New Jersey and Vermont, and the United States Department of Justice brought federal and civil charges against Purdue. [5]

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UK debt collections

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Under new proposals being drawn up by the government, large companies could now face fines or court orders if they fail to pay their smaller suppliers on time. Back in 2018, even before recent the Covid-19 outbreak, the average late payment was 12 days behind schedule, and in 2019 that increased to 23 days.

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PBWT

JUNE 22, 2021

Judge Sontchi properly asks, “what law governs whether EH-REIT is a business trust”? [6] 6] He answers: There is a split of authority as to whether the law of the jurisdiction in which the trust resides or federal common law governs. 12] EHT US1 slip op. To ask the question is nearly to answer it. Debtors , No.

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PBWT

AUGUST 24, 2020

I don’t know if Congress foresaw, when it enacted new Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Code [1] in the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA”), that debtors in pending cases would seek to convert or redesignate their cases as Subchapter V cases when SBRA became effective on February 19, 2020, but it was foreseeable.

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Jimerson Firm

JANUARY 27, 2022

This poses a challenge for homeowners’ and community associations as it can inhibit their ability to govern the community, collect dues, and enforce restrictions. Prior to a 2018 amendment to MRTA and a 2019 decision in Eastwood Shores Property Owners Association, Inc., Department of Economic Opportunity , 264 So.3d 3d 264 (Fla.

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Nexa Collect

APRIL 11, 2021

Additionally, the government-assisted stimulus packages resulted in recovery rates jumping by almost 1.5 For example, consider leisure and hospitality workers, whose employment fell by over 20% compared to 2019, or book retailers and news dealers, who recorded a 48.9% drop from 2019. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Fico Collections

MARCH 7, 2023

In banking and financial services within North America, our research shows that AI is an even higher priority now than 12 months ago for 52% of financial services organisations. There are wide gaps in understanding the importance of AI ethics and AI governance among key business stakeholders in this sector.

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Fico Collections

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 16:29. Mon, 12/12/2022 - 09:55. However, things are beginning to change, driven by government initiatives and younger more tech-savvy consumers. FICO Admin. by Alexandre Graff. Vice President, Global Partners & Alliances. expand_less Back To Top.

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ABI

JANUARY 19, 2024

Sears”) filed a petition for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and, in 2019, agreed to sell substantially all of its assets to respondent Transform Holdco LLC (“Transform”). [3] In 2018, Sears, Roebuck and Co. 4] Transform thereafter designated the MOA Lease for assignment to its wholly owned subsidiary. 927, 933 (2023). [4]

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Credit Corp

MARCH 20, 2023

This can include phone and utility fraud, government document or benefits fraud as well as tax-related fraud. Government documents and benefits fraud leads the list with almost 400,000 cases reported, but it’s down two and a half percent compared to 2020. 2019 $9.6 $19 Criminals then use these methods for fraudulent activities.

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UK debt collections

MAY 23, 2022

The UK stands out with a high share of fragile firms (17% compared to 12% in France and 6% in Germany) when looking at profitability, capitalisation and interest coverage recorded in 2021 financials. One-in-three countries will reach their 2019 insolvencies level in 2022 and one-in-two in 2023, according to the research.

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Burr Forman

MARCH 2, 2021

The Employee Retention Credit, as originally enacted on March 27, 2020 by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes equal to 50% of the qualified wages an eligible employer pays to employees after March 12, 2020, and before January 1, 2021.

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Fico Collections

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Thu, 08/22/2019 - 12:37. There are rules governing citizens’ exposure to myriad potentially harmful actions, and decisions made by unsafe algorithms should not be overlooked. It also requires a rigorous AI governance framework, in order to demonstrate adherence to established standards and auditable AI in deploying these tools.

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Burr Forman

MARCH 11, 2021

Of the total amount available in the Fund, $5 billion will be available to eligible entities with gross receipts of not more than $500,000 during 2019. The Administrator is also given discretion to determine a different pandemic-related revenue loss formula for the eligible entities that opened either during or after 2019.

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ABI

JANUARY 26, 2023

2] In July 2019, Robert and Bonnie Szczyporski (the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. [3] 5)] universally applicable to similarly situated entities; and [(6)] whether granting priority status to the government will disadvantage private creditors with like claims. [12] 14] Id.

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ABI

JANUARY 24, 2024

12] In May 2017, the Debtors’ liquidating plan was confirmed. [13] 12] In May 2017, the Debtors’ liquidating plan was confirmed. [13] PSE&G argued that its motion was governed by Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rule 15”) under the “transaction or occurrence” test. [18] 12] Id. at slip op.

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Collection Industry News

APRIL 6, 2023

The class action at issue in the new case was filed in 2019, seeking to require the government to reduce the backlog. As of April 11, the government told the Supreme Court, 78,000 borrowers in the first group had received discharges. billion owed by 560,000 borrowers who attended Corinthian Colleges.)

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Burr Forman

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Finalists and winners were honored at a December 12, 2021 event at Protective Stadium and in a special section published on December 13. For more than a century, Burr & Forman LLP’s experienced legal team has served clients at the intersection of business and government. The full list of winners is available here.

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ABI

JANUARY 20, 2020

3] On January 24, 2019, PG&E announced their intent to file a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. [4] 12] This provision applies broadly but is subject to specific provisions containing express exceptions, [13] but no exceptions involve FERC. June 7, 2019) (citing Gordon v. 10]. [10].

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UK debt collections

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

from pre-pandemic levels in October 2019 (10,056). These government-backed initiatives can help debtors deal with their debts in an official and legal way. A DRO will usually last for 12 months and will mean that unsecured debts (those not secured against property) are written off at the end of this period.

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Fico Collections

MAY 18, 2023

Dock began implementing Falcon Fraud Manager in 2019 and added CCS in 2020. The innovative pay-as-you-go solution allows Dock’s clients, including banks, fintechs, and retailers, to intercept fraudulent transactions and protect their operations, while also improving the user experience.

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Fico Collections

JUNE 14, 2021

Our latest UK Credit Market Report on card trends for April 2021 shows the impact of the opening up of hospitality and retail on April 12. The figures include a 12 percent rise in card spend and more customers exceeding their card limit. The percentage of payments to balance increased for the first time since December, by 3 percent.

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PBWT

APRIL 6, 2021

In February 2019, Judge David T. Conversions of chapter 11 cases are governed by Bankruptcy Code section 1112. It is well-settled that if you are a debtor in chapter 11, you do not have the unfettered right to convert the case to a chapter 7 liquidation. A recent 10 th Circuit decision shows why. Unsecured Creditors Committee et al. ,

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Collection Industry News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

properties in August 2022, up 12 percent from last month and up 187 percent from a year ago. August foreclosure starts were at 86 percent of the number of foreclosure starts in August 2019, but it’s important to remember that even then, foreclosure activity was relatively low compared to historical averages.”.

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Fraser

MARCH 25, 2021

EFMLA also gets rid of the first 10 days of unpaid leave, starts paid leave immediately, and increases the maximum paid leave over 12 weeks from $10,000 to $12,000. While it appears to be allowable, we are anxiously awaiting updated government guidance and clarification. Strict compliance is required. Elizabeth H.

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 19, 2021

On January 15, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that the Department of the Treasury approved more than $12 billion in payroll support for major passenger air carriers to assist airline industry workers. billion from 2019, primarily attributable to a $27.1 Chopra is currently a chairman on the Federal Trade Commission.

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Troutman Sanders

AUGUST 22, 2022

On August 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. The CFTC alleged that through his companies, Giri perpetrated a $12 million bitcoin Ponzi scheme by luring investors through false and misleading statements in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations.

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