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A Bill Was Sent to the Wrong Address and Is Now In Collections: What Do I Do?

Credit Corp

For many people, a call from a debt collector about a past due or delinquent account with no prior communication may signal that they’re dealing with a debt collection scammer. If you haven’t received any of the letters they say they sent—or didn’t know the debt existed in the first place—you might assume it’s not correct information.

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with SMART Payment Plan, LLC for Deceptive Sales Practices

Consumer Finance

On November 2, 2020, the CFPB issued a consent order against SMART Payment Plan, LLC, finding that the company’s disclosures of its loan payment program contained misleading statements.

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Discover Unveils 5% Bonus Calendar for 2021, Adding Streaming Services

Nerd Wallet

Discover’s 5% bonus categories for 2021 will be mostly the same as those in the 2020 lineup, with one noteworthy addition: certain streaming services. Select Discover cards, including the Discover it® Cash Back and the Discover it® Student Cash Back, earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in spending per quarter in categories that. Paul Soucy is a writer at NerdWallet.

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Edward Purcell to speak at Somerset County Business Partnership Webinar on Waterway Rule Change.

Price Meese

On November 10, 2020 Edward Purcell will present a webinar for the Somerset County Business Partnership regarding an important rule change related to New Jersey waterways. Last year the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) re-classified a number of rivers and tributaries across the state as “C1”, i.e. highly protected. This re-classification effectively prohibits development along these waterways, a number of which are located in Somerset County.

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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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Nov 1, Sending Someone to Collections Without Notice

Debt Collection Answers

Is sending someone to collections without notice even legal?