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Judge Dismisses FDCPA Claims Against Owner of Debt

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A District Court judge in Arizona has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that the plaintiff failed to sufficiently establish the defendant’s status as a “debt collector” under the statute and did not plead adequate facts to support the alleged violations. The background: The dispute stemmed from a credit card account the plaintiff opened in 2016 with the original creditor.

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CFPB Sues Capital One for Cheating Consumers Out of More Than $2 Billion in Interest Payments on Savings Accounts

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The CFPB sued Capital One for cheating millions of consumers out of more than $2 billion in interest.

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Compliance Digest – January 13

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A giant US hospital chain says it’s leading the fight against medical debt. Not all patients agree

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Advocate Health, one of Americas largest hospital chains, says it is working hard to confront one of the biggest problems in US healthcare today promoting itselfas a leader in the effort to solve the nations medical debt crisis. The non-profit hospital system says it has revamped its billing and collection practices and boosted the number of patients who qualify for charity care.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: The New Way To Lead

Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA

In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. But if you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner, and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top. 🗻 What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level. The higher you go, the more your effectiveness depends on how you connect, adapt, and communicate.

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CFPB Seeks Input on Strengthening Consumer Protections in Digital Payments

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday announced steps to enhance consumer protection in the rapidly evolving digital payments landscape. The Bureau is inviting public comments on two pivotal initiatives: a Request for Information on financial privacy and a proposed interpretive rule on the applicability of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) to emerging payment mechanisms.

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Daily Digest – January 13. Experts Share Their Predictions for 2025; Judge Dismisses FDCPA Claims Against Owner of Debt

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Experts Share Their Predictions for 2025 Judge Dismisses FDCPA Claims Against Owner of Debt CFPB Seeks Input on Strengthening Consumer Protections in Digital Payments Compliance Digest January 13 WORTH NOTING: A list of the most anticipated video games of 2025 … Mistakes to avoid if you want to get through airport security without any issues … The IRS has announced when it will begin processing 2024 income tax returns, kickstarting the 2025 tax season … If that online job post

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Experts Share Their Predictions for 2025

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How 2025 starts and how it ends are likely to be radically different, and reading predictions from a handful of professionals across the credit and collection industry shows on just how many fronts that statement applies. Without giving too much of their predictions away, the common theme to what this quartet thinks is going to happen this year is that those hoping for the status quo are likely to be disappointed.