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By Ragan Riddle September 2, 2016 If you are charging your phone through a USB port or connecting to Bluetooth in your rental car, you may want to think twice. Last week, an FTC article highlighted the dangers of this seemingly innocent conduct, as it creates an avenue for compromising both you and your clients’ sensitive information. While individuals connect their devices to rental cars to charge their phones, make calls, listen to music, or use their GPS systems, what these individuals fail t
I attend a lot of seminars and educational programs dealing with bankruptcy and related issues. Usually the information is valuable to my practice and to my clients, but I recently attended a seminar where an attorney stated to the audience that we should never advise our clients to incur debts while we are planning on filing their bankruptcy case.
Ronald Neff was a dentist against whom his patient, Douglas DeNoce, obtained a judgment for malpractice. After he filed a chapter 13 petition, Neff recorded a quit-claim deed transferring a condominium from himself to a trust. This first chapter 13 case was dismissed, as was a second chapter 13 case filed by Neff. Neff then filed his third bankruptcy case, a chapter 7 proceeding, more than one year following the recording of the quit-claim deed.
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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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Joining the proof of claim fray, the Fourth Circuit has held that the filing of a time barred proof of claim does not violate the FDCPA when the statute of limitations does not extinguish the debt. Dubois v. Atlas Acquisitions, No. 15-1495, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS, *22-23 (4 th Cir. Aug. 25, 2016). In joining the majority of circuits, the Fourth Circuit held that while filing a proof of claim is debt collection activity regulated by the FDCPA, the filing of a proof of claim that is time barred does
By Mark J. Dobosz August 22, 2016 A recent New York Times article by Nathaniel Popper reported the following, “Data from the Federal Reserve indicates that the percentage of Americans under 35 who hold credit card debt has fallen to its lowest levels since 1989…” Popper goes on to say, “Their reluctance could have lasting repercussions for millennials, as well as for the financial system and the economy.
The CFPB has entered into a Consent Order with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. asserting that it engaged in unfair and deceptive practices related to its student loan servicing practices. Specifically, the CFPB contended that Wells Fargo’s payment allocation and payment aggregation practices were unfair and deceptive and that it engaged in unfair practices related to credit reporting and late fees.
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