Collector Facing FDCPA Class Action for Allegedly Not Accepting Insurance Information from Plaintiff
- A collector is facing a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class action lawsuit in New York because it mentioned on the back of a Model Validation Notice that consumers can call the collector with insurance information, and then allegedly refused to accept the plaintiff’s Medicaid insurance.
- More details here
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Judge Dismisses FDCPA Suit Over Failure to Respond to Disputes
- A District Court judge in Ohio has dismissed a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case because the plaintiff lacked standing to sue, even though he did allege some claims that have been considered sufficient for standing in the past (at least to my non-lawyer eyes).
- More details here
CFPB Issues Advisory Opinions on FCRA Procedures
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday released a pair of advisory opinions related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act — one addressing inaccurate background check reports and the other reminding credit reporting agencies that consumers have a right to their entire credit file any time it is requested.
- More details here.
Credit Bureau Removing All N.Y. Consumer Medical Debts From Reports
- In response to a new law enacted last month in New York, one of the three major credit reporting agencies has announced it will no longer include any medical debt for residents of the Empire State on their credit reports. The move affects 2.2% of the total amount of medical debt, according to the company.
- More details here.
Southwest Recovery Services Achieves 10X ROI with Skit.ai’s Inbound Voice AI Solution
- Skit.ai, the leading provider of conversational Voice AI solutions, announced today that one of its clients, Southwest Recovery Services, has achieved a remarkable 10X return on its investment in Skit.ai’s Voice AI technology for automated collections.
- More details here.
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