CALIF. GARNISHMENT LAW SET TO GO INTO EFFECT NEXT WEEK
- An online press conference has been scheduled for later today to discuss a new law that is going into effect in California next week that limits how much debt collectors can garnish from an individual’s bank account when seeking repayment on unpaid debts.
JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER ‘NITPICKS’ IN COLLECTION LETTER
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- A District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when it sent a collection letter to the plaintiff that allegedly included a number of misrepresentations, including multiple addresses that confused the plaintiff about how to dispute the debt, a deadline to accept a payment plan offer, whether the offer could be renewed, and including the dispute notice on the back page of the letter.
AFFORDABILITY ‘CRISIS’ CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MEDICAL DEBTS: REPORT
- Nearly one-in-four individuals are having problems paying their medical bills, and one-in-seven have a medical debt that has been placed with a collection agency, based on a report that was published last week by the Commonwealth Fund.
FBI, CISA WARN OF INCREASE IN ATTACKS ON REMOTE WORKERS
- Hackers are getting wise to the fact that a lot of people are working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic and are seeking to take advantage of that fact by calling individuals and pretending to be IT workers from their companies, trying to trick the individuals into divulging sensitive and confidential information.
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