GETTING TO KNOW GREG WOODFORD OF ABSOLUTE RESOLUTIONS CORP.
- You know you found someone special when they say they got “very lucky” to end up working in the accounts receivable management industry. Greg Woodford even doubles down by saying he would still be a lawyer, if he had the chance to do anything other than what he was doing now. It’s that type of personality and belief in a cause that makes people who choose to work in this industry as special as they are. Read on to learn more about Greg, what he loves about golfing early in the morning, and the type of music that makes him most relaxes and productive.
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JUDGE PARTIALLY DENIES MTD, RULES PLAINTIFF HAS STANDING IN FDCPA CASE OVER PHONE CALLS
- If I am reading this case right — and I will remind you that I am not a lawyer, I just play one on webinars — a District Court judge in Illinois — the home of no standing rulings — has determined a plaintiff has standing in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit against a collector accused of allegedly making a harassing number of phone calls by way of alleging intrusion upon seclusion. The judge did dismiss the other two counts against the defendant.
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CFPB, NY AG SUE AUTO LENDER FOR PREDATORY PRACTICES, AGGRESSIVE COLLECTION EFFORTS
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Attorney General of New York yesterday filed a lawsuit against an auto lender, accusing it of tricking consumers into high-cost loans on used cars that resulted in unaffordable monthly payments, vehicles being repossessed, and customers facing debt collection lawsuits.
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APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS RULING FOR DEFENDANT IN FCRA CASE OVER POSSIBLY DISCHARGED DEBT
- For those of you who don’t credit report, you might read this sentence until you see that it’s a Fair Credit Reporting Act case and move on to something else more important, but this ruling from the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit also has bankruptcy implications as well, so it applies to more than just those that have to comply with the FCRA. The Court has affirmed the dismissal — albeit on different grounds than the District Court did — of a case that turns on whether the inclusion of a debt on an individual’s credit report is inaccurate because the debt was dischargeable during bankruptcy proceedings.
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MARK SCHANCK JOINS HEALTHCARE REVENUE CYCLE LEADER WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES AS CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
- Wakefield & Associates, one of the largest healthcare revenue cycle solutions companies in the nation, announced today that industry veteran Mark Schanck has joined the organization as its Chief Revenue Officer to provide executive leadership and oversight of the company’s business development efforts.
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WORTH NOTING: A philosophy of decluttering to help keep your home organized … If this is what they do to their friends, I never want to be an enemy … A question that managers should be asking their high performers twice … How Denmark went from 222 bank robberies two decades ago to none last year … Amazon announced it is laying off 18,000 workers … A familiar name is back on top of the list of car sellers in America … A look at the highly anticipated movies coming out this year … Where you went to school may start mattering less to employers.
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