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Florida TCPA Action Survives Motion To Dismiss

Collection Industry News

Built USA, LLC, plaintiff alleged that defendant violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act(“TCPA”) as well as the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA”), by sending unsolicited text messages advertising a sweepstakes contest. Why Should This Florida TCPA Case Matter to You? How to Avoid the Outcome of this Florida TCPA Case.

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Federally-Backed Debt Collection Exception Not The Supreme Court’s Cup Of T(CPA)

Collection Industry News

Applying traditional severability principles, seven Justices concluded that, rather than invalidate the entire TCPA, the 2015 government-debt exception must be severed from the remainder of the statute. The bottom line: the government-debt exception is gone; the rest of the TCPA remains. . __ (2020).[1].

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Federally-Backed Debt Collection Exception Not The Supreme Court’s Cup Of T(CPA)

Collection Industry News

Applying traditional severability principles, seven Justices concluded that, rather than invalidate the entire TCPA, the 2015 government-debt exception must be severed from the remainder of the statute. The bottom line: the government-debt exception is gone; the rest of the TCPA remains. . __ (2020).[1].

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New Limits on Predictive Dialers: Florida Enacts Its Version of the TCPA

Collection Industry News

Duguid, resolving a circuit split and establishing that in order for a dialing system to be considered an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), it must have the “capacity to either store or produce a telephone number based on a random or sequential number generator.”

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Q2 Industry Insights: Higher Monthly Expenses for Consumers, Regulatory Guidance for Financial Institutions

True Accord

Because only 26 states and the District of Columbia had publicly reported this data as of June 27, the actual number of people who lost coverage through the government’s main health insurance program for low-income people and people with certain disabilities, is undoubtedly much higher. NPAS, Inc., to establish a concrete injury. 9%) to $17.05

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Top 3 Complaints Against Debt Collection Agencies

National Service Bureau

Payday loan collections was the second worst category with 879 complaints. There are a number of rules governing the type of communication that is allowed, with whom it can be made, and the medium with which it can be made. The TCPA governs the use of automated dialing systems and a pre-recorded voice. And finally ….

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The debt relief is broken down into the following categories: $1.7 On January 17, attorneys general (AGs) from 26 different states filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that contends AI tools that mimic human voices are a form of an artificial voice as defined under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).