Mon.Dec 11, 2023

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CFPB Closes Consumer-Submitted Petitions for Rulemaking on Credit Reporting, Collection Limits

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In early 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that anyone would be able to submit a petition for rulemaking. Since then, there have been a number of petitions filed by consumer advocacy organizations, trade groups, and ordinary people.

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Data Breach Class Actions: Analyzing Standing for Future Injuries-in-Fact (Part 2)

Jimerson Firm

By Brandon C. Meadows, Esq. & Ty Robare, Law Clerk Businesses regularly store the data of customers and clients, whether through transactions or regular recordkeeping practices. When businesses hold onto this data, they are obligated to protect it from falling into the hands of unauthorized parties. In the digital age, though, the menace of data breaches looms large, often leaving a trail of individuals grappling with the loss or compromise of their personal information.

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Daily Digest – December 11. Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Where Plaintiff Fails to State Claim; Two NC Hospitals Refuse to Work with RIP Medical Debt

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Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Where Plaintiff Fails to State Claim Two NC Hospitals Refuse to Work with RIP Medical Debt CFPB Closes Consumer-Submitted Petitions for Rulemaking on Credit Reporting, Collection Limits Compliance Digest – December 11 WORTH NOTING: Someone’s ranking of the five most iconic movie scenes that are still talked about today […]

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Ethical Considerations in Debt Collection Practices: Insights from New York Attorneys

FFGN COLLECT NY

An experienced legal professional knows that any misstep during debt collection can lead to serious legal repercussions. To collect debt for a client, New York attorneys must understand and implement ethical practices during debt collection. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act will ensure you can collect client debt payments without violating the rights of the other party.

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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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Compliance Digest – December 11

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Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Where Plaintiff Fails to State Claim

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A District Court judge in New York has ruled that a plaintiff’s strategy of basing her Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case on a strategy of “nuh-uh” is not enough to defeat a defendant’s motion to dismiss.

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Two NC Hospitals Refuse to Work with RIP Medical Debt

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In journalism school, they teach you about “man bites dog.” What that means is that a story about a man biting a dog is likely to be more interesting — and thus more popular — than a story about a dog biting a man. Dogs bite people every day.