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Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of FDCPA Suit Related to Serving Complaint in Person During Pandemic

Account Recovery

The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case for lack of standing, ruling that the plaintiff was not injured when he was served in person with a collection lawsuit during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic nor because the defendant failed to … The post Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of FDCPA Suit Related to Serving Complaint in Person During Pandemic first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net.

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Does Your Business Use an Accounts Receivable Policy?

Enterprise Recovery

Listed as an asset on financial statements such as the balance sheet , accounts receivable is an important resource to your business. It's considered an asset because it can be converted to cash if collected within the payment terms set in your client contracts. If it's not collected in a timely manner, it becomes a drain on company resources. Policies and procedures must be documented to increase the success of these collections.

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Complaint Accuses Collector of Violating FDCPA By Responding to Cease Request with Validation Documents

Account Recovery

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series that is sponsored by WebRecon. WebRecon identifies serial plaintiffs lurking in your database BEFORE you contact them and expose yourself to a likely lawsuit. Protect your company from as many as one in three new consumer lawsuits by scrubbing your consumers through WebRecon first. Want to learn more? Call … The post Complaint Accuses Collector of Violating FDCPA By Responding to Cease Request with Validation Documents first appeared on Accou

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Data-driven credit management software for customer segmentation

On Guard

Using credit management software makes it possible to bring together all customer information and generate a comprehensive customer profile. It also enables automatic profiling and segmentation. This creates a 360° view of customers, reducing risks of unpaid invoices and improving predictability of cash flow. And therefore, in the long run, customer satisfaction, or customer experience.

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From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Effective Compliance and Security Measures

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.

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Bills Introduced in House, Senate to Abolish CFPB

Account Recovery

Not content with making small changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, like changing how it receives its funding or how many people are in charge, Sen. Ted Cruz [R-Texas] and Rep. Byron Donalds [R-Fla.] have introduced bills in the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, to completely abolish the Bureau. A copy of the … The post Bills Introduced in House, Senate to Abolish CFPB first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net.

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Transworld Systems Hires Jeff Mersmann as Executive Vice President

Account Recovery

LAKE FOREST, Ill., April 27, 2023 — Transworld Systems Inc. (TSI), the largest U.S. technology-enabled provider of accounts receivable management (ARM) solutions, announced today that Jeff Mersmann has joined the company as Executive Vice President. Mr. Mersmann joins TSI from Navient where he was President of the Pioneer Credit Recovery business unit responsible for leading collection operations.

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Colorado Supreme Court Confirms Bankruptcy Discharge Does Not Trigger Statute of Limitations to Recover Debt

Troutman Sanders

Colorado just became the latest state to recognize that a borrower’s bankruptcy discharge does not accelerate secured installment debt or trigger the final statute of limitations period to recover the debt. On April 24, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated decision, available here. The state supreme court reviewed the court of appeals’ holding that Colorado’s six-year statute of limitations to enforce the borrower’s mortgage loan debt began running upon the borrower’s bankruptc

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Credit Bureau CEOs Commit to Removing Medical Debt from Reports if Ordered by CFPB

Account Recovery

The chief executives of the three major credit reporting agencies yesterday testified before the Senate Banking Committee that they would exclude all medical debts from consumers’ credit reports if they were ordered to do so by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but only if they were ordered to do so. The CEOs stood their ground … The post Credit Bureau CEOs Commit to Removing Medical Debt from Reports if Ordered by CFPB first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net.

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What Does 2023 Have in Store for U.S. Credit Risk and FICO Score Trends?

Fico Collections

Home Blog FICO What Does 2023 Have in Store for U.S. Credit Risk and FICO Score Trends? So far in 2023, consumers have braced inflation, a balanced housing market, looming prospect of a recession, removal of medical collections data, and student loan forgiveness plan FICO Admin Tue, 02/18/2020 - 14:57 by Radha Chandra Senior Director, Scores expand_less Back To Top Fri, 04/28/2023 - 15:00 We’re almost at the mid-way point of 2023, and it is shaping up to be a year of opposing forces.

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When It Comes to Collections Software, “Good Enough” Isn’t Good Enough

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.

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Daily Digest – April 28. Complaint Accuses Collector of Violating FDCPA By Responding to Cease Request; Bills Seek to Abolish CFPB

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COMPLAINT ACCUSES COLLECTOR OF VIOLATING FDCPA BY RESPONDING TO CEASE REQUEST WITH VALIDATION DOCS A consumer has filed a lawsuit in Georgia federal court alleging a collector violated the FDCPA because it responded to a letter where the plaintiff indicated she was refusing to pay the debt with information validating the debt, as if this … The post Daily Digest – April 28.

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How to develop high-performing teams | Karen Tuffs FCICM (Grad)

CICM

What are the ingredients to making a high performing team? Let’s break down some of the qualities needed to become a best practice icon for your organisation, in Credit Management. How do you define a high-performing team, and what are some characteristics of such a team? A high performing team is one that pulls together in the same direction, shares the same focus, purpose, and understanding the role they play in delivering their organisations objectives.

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Reasons to NOT Miss Credit Congress This Year

NACM

? In-person networking, relevant educational sessions and maintaining certifications are just three of the many reasons credit professionals gave to attending NACM's 127 Annual Credit Congress this year.? Hear why credit professionals of all different backgrounds say they are excited for June 11-14.⭐ Sheila Willis; Phil McCraw; Josh Gorman, SHRM-CP.