Fri.Nov 10, 2023

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FDCPA Suit Filed Over ‘Settlement’ Offer Made on Time-Barred Debt

Account Recovery

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Navigating the Challenges of B2B Debt Collections

Enterprise Recovery

Debt collections between businesses (B2B) is the recovery of overdue payments for goods or services provided to another company. Understanding the intricacies of B2B debt collections is essential for businesses to manage their cash flow effectively and maintain healthy financial relationships with their clients. Businesses of all sizes often face delayed payments, invoice disputes, and communication difficulties.

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Daily Digest – November 10. FDCPA Suit Filed Over ‘Settlement’ Offer Made on Time-Barred Debt; Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over Letter with ‘Minimum Payment’ and ‘Balance’

Account Recovery

FDCPA Suit Filed Over ‘Settlement’ Offer Made on Time-Barred Debt Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over Letter with ‘Minimum Payment’ and ‘Balance’ PRA Group Swings to Loss in 3Q, But Points to Strong Consumer Performance Going Forward Citi Fined $26M for Intentionally Denying Credit Applications from Armenian Americans WORTH NOTING: It’s satire, but it’s […]

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Win a judgment, get paid…if you have a reach and apply injunction.

Collections Law

You would think that winning a judgment in your debt collection case would be the end of your legal ordeal. But it’s usually not. Just because a court has decided that your debtor does indeed owe you money, does not always mean that your debtor is actually going to pay the money they owe you. In fact, if they haven’t paid you yet, you most likely will have other battles to fight before you see any of your money.

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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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Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over Letter with ‘Minimum Payment’ and ‘Balance’

Account Recovery

Anyone who has ever had a credit card and received a statement will know that there are two amounts that matter – the balance that is owed and the minimum payment that is due. If that is not confusing to anyone, why would a collection letter that featured the same figures be?

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PRA Group Swings to Loss in 3Q, But Points to Strong Consumer Performance Going Forward

Account Recovery

There is little evidence that consumers are having a difficult time making ends meet and paying their debts, according to executives at PRA Group, which shared that insight and more during a conference call with analysts this week to discuss its third quarter financial performance. By The Numbers: The company lost $12.

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A World Without Credit Would Be Chaos

NACM

?️ On today's episode of NACM's Extra Credit podcast. Trade creditors are the lifeblood of our economy, currently providing approximately $5.6 trillion of capital to businesses in the United States, most of which is extended on an unsecured basis. Here we explore what a world might look like without credit (hint: It is pure chaos).⭐ Hear from Er.

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Citi Fined $26M for Intentionally Denying Credit Applications from Armenian Americans

Account Recovery

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday announced an enforcement action against Citibank in which the institution will pay $26 million because it discriminated against Armenian Americans by denying credit card applications in an area of the country where many Armenians lived because it thought they were criminals who were likely to commit fraud.

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