BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF HUNSTEIN PETITION START ROLLING IN
- Companies and organizations across the accounts receivable management industry are starting to line up behind the defendant in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, filing amicus briefs supporting the defendant’s petition for an en banc re-hearing before the entire Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Yesterday, briefs were filed by the Florida Creditors Bar Association, the National Creditors Bar Association, and The Print & Mail Coalition, a group of 12 different companies that providing printing services to companies in the ARM industry. More amicus briefs are expected to be filed in the days to come.
JUDGE APPROVES SETTLEMENT IN FDCPA CLASS ACTION
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- A District Court judge in Connecticut has approved a settlement in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action lawsuit after the defendant was accused of sending collection letters that improperly assessed post-judgment interest. The defendant has agreed to pay $10,000 to the members of the class, $3,000 to the named plaintiff, and nearly $37,000 in legal fees to the plaintiffs’ attorneys.
TSI BUYS ASSETS FROM PERFORMANT
- For the second time in two months, Performant Financial Corp. has sold off some of its assets, this time selling parts of its business — including customer contracts — to Transworld Systems Inc. (TSI). Terms and specifics of the deal were not disclosed.
COLLECTION AGENCY OWNER PLEADS GUILTY TO WIRE FRAUD, TAX EVASION
- The owner of a Kentucky collection agency is facing up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud and tax evasion.
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