December, 2021

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Debt collections in 2022-important factors to be aware of

American Profit Recovery

Improving your cash flow and understanding how debt collections fit into your business should be an important part of how you operate in 2022. If you continue to struggle with customers not paying you and you feel you have an ongoing need for debt collections , you’ll want to consider how collection activity around your accounts receivable process will fit into the coming year.

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Daily Digest – December 31. Judge Awards $265k to Plaintiffs’ Attorneys in FDCPA Case; Experts Share the Word That Defined 2021 For Them

Account Recovery

JUDGE AWARDS $265K TO PLAINTIFFS’ ATTORNEYS IN FDCPA CASE A District Court judge in Nebraska has rejected a defendant’s objection to the award of attorney’s fees in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, and has agreed to the plaintiff’s request to award more than $265,000 while also denying a request from the defendant to … The post Daily Digest – December 31.

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Are you Ready to Take Your Side Hustle Full-Time? ??

Enterprise Recovery

As more people quit their jobs for better benefits and work-life balance, 32% of Americans have turned to entrepreneurship. Many entrepreneurs started their businesses alongside their full-time jobs, consulting or providing services to friends or businesses in their professional network. If you're looking to take the leap in the next year, allow us to offer some valuable advice and lessons learned.

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CFPB Research Shows Banks’ Deep Dependence on Overdraft Fees

Consumer Finance

Banks continue to rely heavily on overdraft and non-sufficient fee (NSF) revenue, which reached an estimated $15.47 billion in 2019, according to research released today by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

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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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Understanding NFTs: What to Know Before You Buy

Nerd Wallet

If you thought navigating the thousands of available cryptocurrencies was confusing, prepare to have your mind blown by NFTs. These one-of-a-kind digital assets number in the millions, offering their buyers ownership of digital content such as images, videos and music. NFTs — short for nonfungible tokens — have in some cases fetched staggering sums.

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What are your plans for improving the customer experience in 2022?

American Profit Recovery

There is one thing we have spent an enormous amount of time on here in American Profit Recovery and that is making sure all clients have an enjoyable and productive experience with our team. People compliment us every day when they call our front desk because they can tell the person answering the phone is smiling. You can hear it in their voice. It doesn’t matter if you come to us for commercial debt collections or medical collections, we want to make sure that your journey with our team

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Judge Denies Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand FDCPA Case Back to State Court

Account Recovery

A default judgment obtained in an underlying collection lawsuit is enough of a concrete injury for a plaintiff to have standing in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, a District Court judge in California has ruled, disagreeing with the plaintiff’s contention that he does not have standing and denying his motion to remand the … The post Judge Denies Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand FDCPA Case Back to State Court appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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What Property Can I Keep After Filing for Bankruptcy?

Sawin & Shea

The bankruptcy process involves looking at your assets. In a Chapter 7, or liquidation bankruptcy, some of your property may not be protected, and you could lose it. Every state has different property exemption rules. Most Chapter 7 filings are what we call a “no asset” case. However, after you file, a bankruptcy trustee will review your list of exempted assets to determine whether or not you have the right to protect the claimed property.

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CFPB Shutters Lending by VC-Backed Fintech for Violating Agency Order

Consumer Finance

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that LendUp Loans has agreed to halt making any new loans and collecting on certain outstanding loans, as well as to pay a penalty, to resolve a September 2021 lawsuit alleging that it continued to engage in illegal and deceptive marketing in violation of a 2016 CFPB order. The lawsuit also accuses LendUp of violating fair lending regulations.

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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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6 Confessions of an Avid Travel Hacker

Nerd Wallet

It starts innocently enough. You open one travel rewards credit card to help subsidize an upcoming trip. While on that trip, the flight attendant announces that you can earn enough miles for two round-trips with a new card, and you jump at the chance to apply in-flight. From there, you’re hooked. Once you learn how. Erin Hurd writes for NerdWallet. Email: ehurd@nerdwallet.com.

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What Can a Homeowners’ Association Do to Keep Holiday Decorations from Staying Up All Year?

Jimerson Firm

The holiday season is a time of celebration. Homeowners often take part in the celebration by decorating their homes with a variety of decorations and lights to suit the season. However, these holiday decorations are often left out long after the season ends. This article will provide an overview of what a homeowners association can do to prevent these decorations from staying up all year without limiting the festivities.

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Businesses must focus more on debt collections in 2022

American Profit Recovery

It should be no secret to anyone owning or running a business. It is slowly getting more expensive to operate a profitable business and it is not getting any less costly. Costs associated with just about everything on your expense sheet have gone up during the past 12 months. And as you’ve also seen, the pandemic caused many people to spend more money.

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Daily Digest – December 29. Hunstein Files Brief for Upcoming Hearing; New Job Listings

Account Recovery

HUNSTEIN FILES BRIEF WITH ELEVENTH CIRCUIT IN PREPARATION FOR EN BANC HEARING By using a mail house to print and mail a collection letter, thus “exposing … non-public information to an unauthorized third party,” the plaintiff-appellant in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection & Management Services suffered a concrete injury and thus has standing to sue, his attorney argued … The post Daily Digest – December 29.

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10 Ways to Improve Payment Collections with Salesforce

For finance teams using Salesforce’s powerful CRM technology, automation can transform accounts receivable processes, driving efficiency and delivering measurable results like cost savings, reduced customer churn, and lower DSO.

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Will your cancer remission lead to aggressive medical collections?

Roths Child Law

Many patients develop a sort of tunnel vision after a diagnosis with cancer. The only thing that matters is achieving remission or having a scan done that shows they are cancer-free. They may suffer through painful treatments and months of chemotherapy to achieve remission. For many people, the victory lap after beating cancer gets cut short when financial reality comes calling.

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Opens Inquiry into “Buy Now, Pay Later” Credit

Consumer Finance

Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a series of orders to five companies offering “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) credit.

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The Property Line: Don’t Be Misled by These Myths About iBuyers

Nerd Wallet

IBuyers are one of the few true innovations to hit the real estate industry in recent years. Yet consumers haven’t fully embraced them because of misconceptions about how iBuyers work, and what types of problems they resolve for sellers and buyers. An iBuyer (for “instant buyer”) is a company that uses technology to make an. Holden Lewis writes for NerdWallet.

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My Employee Stole My Trade Secrets! What Can I Do?

Jimerson Firm

If an employee resigns and starts working for a competing company, the former employer’s trade secrets may be at risk of being disclosed. Whether the former employee kept those trade secrets in their mind, e-mailed them to a personal email, or physically walked out of the office with them in hand, the former employer needs to act fast to prevent the disclosure of those trade secrets to a competitor and any irreparable harm.

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Connect, Care, Convert: Secrets to Establishing Trust with Niche Markets and Turning Them Into Clients

Speaker: Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®

Niche markets represent a huge opportunity for the financial services industry in America. From college students and women to communities of color and low-to-moderate-income households, niche populations have specialized financial needs – but they often underutilize many valuable financial products and services. How can you better connect with these consumers?

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New website focuses on credit and debt collections for consumers

American Profit Recovery

We’ve always been big advocates when it comes to educating consumers on their rights when it comes to debt collections as well as how to effectively work with a collector to take care of financial obligations. Our professional debt collectors maintain honest and open communications when they’re doing their job and they provide the resources available to make sound decisions.

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Compliance Digest – December 27

Account Recovery

I’m thrilled to announce that Bedard Law Group is the new sponsor for the Compliance Digest. Bedard Law Group, P.C. – Compliance Support – Defense Litigation – Nationwide Complaint Management – Turnkey Speech Analytics. And Our New BLG360 Program – Your Low Monthly Retainer Compliance Solution. Visit www.bedardlawgroup.com, email John H.

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Immigrant Credit 101: How To Get a Credit Card Without a Social Security Number

Credit Corp

Credit is an essential part of modern life. Loans, credit cards, mortgages—most people can’t get ahead without credit at some stage. But what if you’ve emigrated from another country and don’t have a Social Security number yet? If you’re wondering how to get a credit card without a Social Security number, you’re in the right place. We’ll begin this guide with an overview of some of the issues immigrants face when they try to get credit.

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CFPB Report Highlights Supervisory Findings of Wide-Ranging Violations of Law in 2021

Consumer Finance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued a Supervisory Highlights report, which shines a light on legal violations identified by the CFPB’s examinations in the first half of 2021. The report also highlights prior CFPB supervisory findings that led to public enforcement actions in the first half of 2021.

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Successful Change Management with Enterprise Risk Management

Speaker: William Hord, Vice President of ERM Services

A well-defined change management process is critical to minimizing the impact that change has on your organization. Leveraging the data that your ERM program already contains is an effective way to help create and manage the overall change management process within your organization. Your ERM program generally assesses and maintains detailed information related to strategy, operations, and the remediation plans needed to mitigate the impact on the organization.

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Need a 2022 Money Goal? Borrow One From a Finance Nerd

Nerd Wallet

This article provides information for educational purposes. NerdWallet does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend specific investments, including stocks, securities or cryptocurrencies. The new year offers time to set goals, especially if you have a debt hangover from the extra spending the holiday months require. While Gatorade and Advil won’t help much.

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OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Stay Lifted: What Private Employers Need to Do to Comply

Jimerson Firm

On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published 29 C.F.R. 1910, commonly referred to as the “vaccine mandate” and referred to by OSHA as the “ETS on Vaccination and Testing,” which requires private employers with over 100 employees to mandate employees either get vaccinated or undergo periodic testing for COVID-19 (“mandate”).

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What Does the CFPB Have to Do With My Debt Collection Claim?

FFGN COLLECT NY

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has more to do with your debt collection claim than you might think. Professionally, your business may deal with consumers directly or indirectly. Personally, CFPB has a lot to do with how companies approach you to collect debt and other financial products. You may be an accountant brought in to do work for several related companies and asked to handle the officer’s personal tax work.

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Report Breaks Down Consumers’ Financial Situation During Pandemic

Account Recovery

As the COVID-19 pandemic took over the United States in 2020 and through 2021, fewer consumers — by and large — had problems paying their bills, but those who did have problems doing so had more problems than usual, according to data that was released last week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The CFPB … The post Report Breaks Down Consumers’ Financial Situation During Pandemic appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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How Preparation and Strategy Can Be Used to Fight and Defeat Any Ransomware Attack

Speaker: Karl Camilleri, Cloud Services Product Manager at phoenixNAP

Did you know that 2021 was a record-breaking year for ransomware? The days of a “once in a while” attack against businesses and organizations are over. Cyberthreats have become a serious issue. With 495.1 million attacks, the threat marked a 148% increase compared to 2020 and was the most expensive year on record! As a result, data protection needs to be a concern for most banks, businesses, and information technology specialists.