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Four Pitfalls of Delayed Invoice Payments

Enterprise Recovery

When clients fail to pay their invoices on time, it can negatively impact your cash flow and harm your business in various ways. Maintaining a healthy cash flow is crucial for the success of your business, so it is essential to address any issues with late payments promptly and find effective solutions to ensure a steady and stable financial foundation.

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Bill Introduced in House to Re-Establish CFPB’s Office for Students and Young Consumers

Account Recovery

A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-Ore.] that seeks to restore the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office for Students and Young Consumers. Background: The office was closed under former Acting Director Mick Mulvaney in 2018 and folded into the Bureau’s financial education efforts.

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CFPB Shuts Down Commonwealth Financial Systems for Illegal Debt Collection Practices

Consumer Finance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took action against Commonwealth Financial Systems for illegally trying to collect unverified medical debts.

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N.Y. Governor Signs Medical Debt Credit Reporting Bill into Law

Account Recovery

New York yesterday became the second state to ban the credit reporting of medical debt, with the new law going into effect immediately after it was signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

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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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New York Bans Reporting of Medical Debt Effective Immediately

Troutman Sanders

On December 13, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S4907A , which prohibits hospitals, medical providers, or ambulance services from providing negative information about medical debt to consumer reporting agencies (CRAs). The law also requires that these entities include a provision in their contracts with collection agencies prohibiting the reporting of any portion of a medical debt to a CRA.

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Automate and Thrive by Setting Up Recurring Payments

PDC Flow

A lot of businesses don’t know how to set up recurring payments that make sense for customers and still bring in revenue. The most effective recurring payments balance the parameters of payment schedules, business needs, and customer preferences. The first step to successful scheduled payments is to know how, why, and when to accept recurring payments.

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Getting to Know Jesse Bird of TCN

Account Recovery

Survival is more important than winning. If you remember one thing from this profile of Jesse Bird, that is likely something that will help you for the rest of your career. Bird has been used to helping people, having spent nearly a quarter of a century at TCN.

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More Businesses closing than opening says latest statistics

UK debt collections

Latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show that alarmingly, businesses closing has outpaced openings for the first time since 2010. The ONS Inter-Departmental Business Register shows that there was a 7% year-on-year decline in new businesses in 2022, while business closures were up 5%, meaning it was the first time since 2010 that there is more businesses closing than opening in the UK.

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Daily Digest – December 14. Getting to Know Jesse Bird of TCN; N.Y. Governor Signs Medical Debt Credit Reporting Bill into Law

Account Recovery

Getting to Know Jesse Bird of TCN N.Y.

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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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Cryptocurrency Bankruptcy vs. Normal Bankruptcy

Sawin & Shea

In recent years, cryptocurrencies have become incredibly popular, and numerous Indiana residents own different types of digital currencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, and more. Unlike other investments, these currencies are decentralized, have no association with centralized banks, and have no physical form, existing purely in the digital realm.

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Baby Bonds is Our Dream Until Every Child Can Achieve Their Dreams

Prosperity Now

“I grew up in a low-income family and my parents didn’t speak fluent English. I did a lot of the paperwork for my parents when applying for benefits.” For Tracy Yeung, leveling the playing field so the economy works for families struggling to make ends meet is not just about advocating for what’s right, it’s deeply personal.

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Exploring the Future of Open Banking: A Discussion on CFPB’s Rule 1033 – Crossover Episode with Regulatory Oversight Podcast

Troutman Sanders

In this special crossover episode with Regulatory Oversight podcast, Ashley Taylor is joined by Kim Phan and Kristen Eastman from Troutman Pepper’s Consumer Financial Services practice to discuss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposed Rule 1033, also known as the Personal Financial Digital Rights rule. This rule, part of the Dodd-Frank Act, aims to restrict the sale or misuse of consumer data.

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