Tue.Dec 12, 2023

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Daily Digest – December 12. Creditors Facing FCRA Suit for Sending Card to Other Person with Same Name as Plaintiff; Judge Remands Class Action Back to State Court

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Creditors Facing FCRA Suit for Sending Card to Other Person with Same Name as Plaintiff Judge Remands Class Action Back to State Court NCLC Report Criticizes State’s Inabilities to Protect Consumers from Judgments, Garnishments FTC Issues Warning About QR Code Scams WORTH NOTING: The best gifts for people who work from home … A gift […]

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week: Federal Activities State Activities Federal Activities: On December 7, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a report on the key issues facing the federal banking system in its Semiannual Risk Perspective for Fall 2023.

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Frost Echols Hires Jesse ‘Jay’ Tillman III

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(Rock Hill, SC) Frost Echols, LLC welcomes Jesse “Jay” Tillman, III as an attorney in our Rock Hill, SC office. Jay has an impressive background as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy flying EA-6B Prowlers in Operation Desert Shield and post-Desert Storm operations.

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Collaborative Approaches between Creditors and Debt Collection Attorneys in New York

FFGN COLLECT NY

Debt collection is a complex process that requires transparent and seamless communication, proper documentation, and preservation of rights. It is challenging to balance these factors for creditors who collect payments from debtors. As such, many creditors hire debt collection attorneys to ensure they comply with existing ethical and legal standards.

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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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FTC Issues Warning About QR Code Scams

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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning to consumers about QR codes and how they are being used to potentially scam individuals and steal their personal and financial information.

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Creditors Facing FCRA Suit for Sending Card to Other Person with Same Name as Plaintiff

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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?

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Member Spotlight: The Powerful Impact of Professional Designations

NACM

​Earning a designation in any field gives a sense of accomplishment to those who put in the work to earn them. NACM's Professional Certification Program is a six-level educational program with several courses providing knowledge needed to excel in the role of a credit professional. It is a great way to seek career opportunities, get promoted to an.

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Judge Remands Class Action Back to State Court

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A District Court judge in Washington has remanded a class-action lawsuit back to state court because the plaintiff removed any claims related to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in an amended complaint and because the defendant was unable to convince the judge to keep the case in federal court under the Class Action Fairness […]

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NCLC Report Criticizes State’s Inabilities to Protect Consumers from Judgments, Garnishments

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Maybe it’s time the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) lowers its standards. For the fifth year in a row, not one of the 50 states met all five of the advocacy group’s standards for protecting consumers and their property from asset seizures and garnishments.

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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.