Getting to Know Mike Gray of TCN
- Between references to Columbo, Andre Agassi, Guns N’ Roses, and Saturday morning cartoons, it may seem like Mike Gray is living in the past, but you don’t last for 17 years as a sales executive in this industry by resting on your laurels. His love of the grind, whether daily in the gym and his devotion to the Detroit Lions, only make him more likable. Read on to learn more about Mike, what he needs to start his weekends off right, and how his daughter helped him get his start in the ARM industry.
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Plaintiff’s Law Firm to Pay Plaintiff, Defendant $50k As Part of Consent Decree
- A District Court judge in Virginia has issued a consent decree in which a law firm representing a plaintiff in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case will pay both the plaintiff and the defendant a total of $50,000 and take corrective action after it was accused of filing one lawsuit and settling another in the plaintiff’s name without her knowledge.
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Resolution Introduced to Overturn Medical Debt Credit Reporting Rule Via CRA
- Republican lawmakers are using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to try to overturn a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that prohibits medical debt from being included on consumer credit reports. The resolution, introduced by Sen. Mike Rounds [R-S.D.] and Rep. Ralph Norman [R-S.C.], would nullify the rule before it takes effect.
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Trump Eyes Shuttering the Education Department — What It Means for Student Loans
- President Trump’s administration has taken significant steps to dismantle the Department of Education, raising big questions about the future of federal student loans for more than 40 million Americans, especially following comments from the president that other government agencies should be responsible for managing student loans. Education Secretary Linda McMahon confirmed this week that nearly half of the department’s employees are being cut, with a total shutdown potentially on the horizon.
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