Collector Sued for Sending Emails at Inconvenient Time
- One of the great things about emails is that they sit there in your inbox until you are ready to look at them. Sometimes, it’s right away, and other times, it’s when you have a minute to check and see if there is anything important in your inbox. The beauty is that you get to decide when and where your email gets checked. Maybe you can see where this is going, but in case my attempt at satire fell short of its intended target, a collector is facing a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit because it sent two emails to the plaintiff inside of a window the plaintiff had informed the defendant was inconvenient to be contacted.
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Healthcare Collection Platform Collectly Raises $29M to Help Providers Recover More
- In a time where the lines between healthcare and finance are increasingly blurred, one company is standing out: Collectly, a patient financial engagement software platform that announced yesterday it raised $29 million in Series A funding round led by Sapphire Ventures. This brings the company’s total capital raised to an impressive $34.1 million.
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Judge Grants Partial MTD in FDCPA Case Over ID Theft Affidavit
- A District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant’s motion to partially dismiss one of the two counts against it in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit, ruling that the language in an identity theft affidavit that was sent to the plaintiff did not make it appear that the defendant was affiliated with the federal government and that a notarization requirement was falsely conveyed.
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CFPB Report Spotlights Employer-Driven Debt
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday published a report spotlighting an emerging financial obligation that is stirring concern across the labor market: employer-driven debts. The report was based on information it received from consumers and advocacy groups as a result of a Request for Information it published last June. This shift, where workers are burdened with debt as a condition of their employment, has broad implications for both consumers, companies in the financial services industry, and companies in the accounts receivable management industry.
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Williams & Fudge Announces Acquisition of RGS Financial, Expanding its Market Presence and Strengthening Client Services
- Williams & Fudge, Inc., an industry leading receivables management firm since 1986 focused on the recovery of education-receivables, is proud to announce the acquisition of RGS Financial, Inc. (“RGS”), a trusted first and third-party accounts receivable management (ARM) agency.
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