JUDGE GRANTS MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND REMANDS FDCPA CASE BACK TO STATE COURT
- A defendant in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case may have won the battle in having its motion for summary judgment granted for lack of standing, but could end up losing the war after a Magistrate Court judge granted a plaintiffs’ motion for Reconsideration, Correction, and Remand, sending the case back to state court.
NEW INVESTMENTS, INNOVATIONS IN THE WORLD OF CREDIT SCORES
- More money and innovation continue to pour into credit reporting, with companies raising money to more deeply analyze credit score trends while other innovations are allowing consumers to create their own credit scores.
REPORT CALLS OUT N.C. HOSPITALS TO FIX MEDICAL DEBT AND CHARITY CARE OPTIONS
- Almost one-third of the total amount of bad debt incurred at hospitals in North Carolina is attributable to individuals who would have otherwise qualified for charity care — three times higher than the national average, according to a report that has been released by the state’s Office of the Treasurer. The report was quickly criticized by the state hospital association, who accused the Treasurer of “demonizing hospitals” while also saying the report was “distracting, disrespectful, and potentially dangerous.”
FTC RETURNS MORE THAN $3.7M TO CONSUMERS HARMED BY ONLINE LENDER AVANT
- The Federal Trade Commission is returning more than $3.7 million to consumers who lost money because of unfair and deceptive loan servicing practices by online lender Avant, LLC.
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