Account Recovery
JUNE 3, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday announced it had filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), alleging that PHEAA illegally collected on student loans that had been discharged in bankruptcy and provided false information to credit reporting companies.
Enterprise Recovery
MAY 31, 2024
When reaching out to someone for the first time or following up on a previous message, setting a friendly and positive tone is important. Whether it's a sales email or, in our case, following up about an unpaid invoice, your initial email may dictate how the rest of the transaction will go. Learn how to effectively follow up with others in a polite and professional manner with these subtle techniques.
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Consumer Finance
MAY 29, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today launched a public inquiry into junk fees that are increasing mortgage closing costs.
UK debt collections
MAY 31, 2024
The latest Insolvency Service figures for April 2024 show there was a startling rise in Company Insolvencies. England and Wales witnessed a significant rise in company insolvencies, marking an 18.4% increase from March 2024 and a 5.4% uptick compared to April 2023. The total number of registered business insolvencies for the month reached 2,177, comprising 300 compulsory liquidations , 1,715 creditors’ voluntary liquidations (CVLs), 144 administrations, and 18 company voluntary arrangement
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Navigating collections in the dynamic financial landscape presents multifaceted challenges. Organizations face pressures to maintain standards alongside software challenges like regulatory adaptations, data integration, security, workflow optimization, and automation. Finding the right software can save time and money. BEAM offers a comprehensive solution with specialized modules to streamline debt collection effortlessly.
Price Meese
JUNE 3, 2024
Price Meese Partner, Thomas C. Martin, Esq. is happy to attend the upcoming summer meeting of the Conference of Freight Counsel being held this year at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Conference of Freight Counsel addresses and reviews recent case law affecting national and international transport of freight, transportation trends, and the legal impact of case law and newly created regulations affecting the transportation industry.
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Jimerson Firm
MAY 30, 2024
The Bankruptcy Code provides debtors with a fresh start or an opportunity to reorganize their debts. In doing so, the Code requires all debtors to provide, under oath, a full disclosure of their assets and liabilities. This requirement promotes fairness to the debtor and its creditors by ensuring a complete and candid disclosure of assets to the trustee and the creditor body.
Consumer Finance
JUNE 2, 2024
The CFPB finalized a rule to establish a registry to detect and deter corporate offenders that have broken consumer financial protection laws.
UK debt collections
JUNE 3, 2024
US investment fund Oaktree Capital Management has taken control of Italian champions Inter Milan after the football club’s previous owners, Chinese conglomerate Suning International Holdings, defaulted on a large unpaid debt of £335m. Suning’s debt relates to a loan of €270m taken out in 2021, which has accrued interest at 12 per cent and was due for repayment on Tuesday.
Collections Law
MAY 30, 2024
At Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen & Associates LLC, our commercial collections attorneys have more than 50 years of combined experience. We exclusively practice aggressive and relentless, yet ethical debt collection. We have dedicated our legal careers to helping businesses get paid. When you deliver a product or service, it is time to get paid. Understanding the lifecycle of a debt is critical to helping businesses know what to focus on, and when to turn up the heat.
Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.
When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.
Account Recovery
JUNE 3, 2024
A District Court judge in Oregon has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices act case, ruling the plaintiff’s requests when seeking validation of the debt fell outside the scope of what the defendant had to provide and that the defendant did not validate the statute by sending the […]
The Kaplan Group
MAY 30, 2024
Starting and running a business is seldom an easy-breezy endeavor. It’s something that requires a lot of grit, persistence, and unfortunately, capital. For members of the LGBTQIA+ community, these barriers are often compounded. According to the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, the LGBTQIA+ community in the United States includes 1.4 million business owners , who collectively contribute more than a trillion dollars to the American economy.
Consumer Finance
MAY 30, 2024
The CFPB sued student loan servicer Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency for illegally collecting on student loans that have been discharged in bankruptcy and sending false information about consumers to credit reporting companies.
UK debt collections
JUNE 3, 2024
Small businesses were owed almost £23,000 in late payments for a month, according to new data, adding to the sky-rocketing energy bills that are piling pressure on concerned business owners. Late payments totalled £22,700 for the average small business, with at least one overdue invoice in May, representing a 6% year-on-year rise. This amounts to 65% of their average monthly turnover, new data from accounting software Intuit QuickBooks showed.
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Are you finding some snags in your collections process? With delinquencies, and the number of consumers looking for payment assistance on the rise, it may be time to consider an efficient cloud-based software to support your team. Learn how MeridianLink® Collect has helped financial institutions like yours streamline collections processes.
FFGN COLLECT NY
MAY 29, 2024
Earn up to 1 CPE Credit* Program Description: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) clauses in Engagement Letters: The ADR process, costs, fees, and financial impact when collecting accounting fees. Learning Objective: Participants will gain an understanding of the financial implications of Dispute Resolution (ADR) clauses in Engagement Letters and it’s impact on collection of firm receivables.
Account Recovery
JUNE 3, 2024
Should collectors send text messages to consumers before calling them, letting the consumer know that a phone call is coming? Some collectors are using this strategy and having some success with it. There may be a reason for that.
The Kaplan Group
MAY 29, 2024
A new study shows that search interest for “debt relief” on Google Trends has remained consistently high throughout the past year, highlighting a national concern about managing financial obligations. This study identifies the states facing the most significant challenges and those with a potentially healthier financial landscape. Key Takeaways Search interest for “debt relief” on Google remained high throughout the past year, indicating a persistent concern about debt burdens.
Qualco
MAY 29, 2024
Data per meat es every aspect of financial operations in the modern financial sector , from customer transactions to credit records. This presents challenges and opportunities for financial institutions , who must navigate the data-rich environment to maintain their competitive advantage in the market. Analytics has emerged as a critical tool for the industry , enabling key players to extract valuable insights from the da ta at their disposal.
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For finance teams using Salesforce’s powerful CRM technology, automation can transform accounts receivable processes, driving efficiency and delivering measurable results like cost savings, reduced customer churn, and lower DSO.
Collections Law
MAY 28, 2024
As a business owner, it doesn’t take long to become frustrated by unpaid invoices. They can disrupt your cash flow and undermine the health of your enterprise. Knowing when to take action in commercial collections is crucial. At Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen & Associates LLC, our aggressive commercial collections attorneys are ethical when it comes to making sure you get paid, but they are also relentless.
Consumer Finance
JUNE 2, 2024
CFPB Director Rohit Chopra delivered remarks on the CFPB’s nonbank registration rule.
Account Recovery
JUNE 3, 2024
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.
Collection Industry News
MAY 30, 2024
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced its current estimates of privately-held net marketable borrowing [1] for the April – June 2024 and July – September 2024 quarters. During the April – June 2024 quarter, Treasury expects to borrow $243 billion in privately-held net marketable debt, assuming an end-of-June cash balance of $750 billion. [2] The borrowing estimate is $41 billion higher than announced in January 2024, largely due to lower cash receipts, partially o
Speaker: Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®
Niche markets represent a huge opportunity for the financial services industry in America. From college students and women to communities of color and low-to-moderate-income households, niche populations have specialized financial needs – but they often underutilize many valuable financial products and services. How can you better connect with these consumers?
BN Lawyers
MAY 29, 2024
Here’s the latest risk management guidance, published in April 2024, from B&N’s Attorneys Risk Management practice group. BN – Tip of the Month – Prospective Client Conflicts Can Cost You Business Avoid Conflicts – April 2024 The post Barron & Newburger’s Latest Risk Management Guidance appeared first on Barron & Newburger, P.C.
UK debt collections
JUNE 4, 2024
UK Finance has released its latest Household Finance Review for Q1 2024 with the reporting highlighting that mortgage borrowing has decreased when compared with the same period the year before, despite a rise in mortgage applications at the end of 2023. Towards the end of last year as mortgage borrowing rates started to reduce, there was a noticeable uptick in the number of mortgage applications.
Consumer Finance
MAY 29, 2024
CFPB Director Rohit Chopra delivered prepared remarks on the agency’s public inquiry into junk fees in mortgage closing costs.
Account Recovery
MAY 31, 2024
A District Court judge in Indiana has dismissed claims against one credit reporting agency and granted another a motion for summary judgment in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case involving credit reporting, disputes, and bankruptcy.
Speaker: William Hord, Vice President of ERM Services
A well-defined change management process is critical to minimizing the impact that change has on your organization. Leveraging the data that your ERM program already contains is an effective way to help create and manage the overall change management process within your organization. Your ERM program generally assesses and maintains detailed information related to strategy, operations, and the remediation plans needed to mitigate the impact on the organization.
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