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24/01/2023

Amidst all the talk about credit reporting and what should and should not be on a consumer's credit report, a bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act in order to prohibit including evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic from consumers' credit reports. A copy of H.R. 408, which was introduced by Rep....

Amidst all the talk about credit reporting and what should and should not be on a consumer’s credit report, a bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act in order to prohibit including evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic from consumers...

24/01/2023

Fewer than one-third of individuals feel extremely confident that they would be able to identify an error on a medical bill, and half of those individuals who participated in a survey have had bills with incorrect charges of at least $200, according to the results of a recently released survey. For many companies in the healthcare collections space, hearing "I thought my insurance took care of that" or "I didn't realize I owed that" are all-too familiar occurrences....

Fewer than one-third of individuals feel extremely confident that they would be able to identify an error on a medical bill, and half of those individuals who participated in a survey have had bills with incorrect charges of at least $200, according to the results of a recently released survey. For....

24/01/2023

A Magistrate judge in California has recommended that a defendant's motion to dismiss be granted, although saying the plaintiff should have the opportunity to submit an amended complaint, in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act case that contained a "laundry list" of alleged violations without any factual allegations to substantiate the claims. A copy of the ruling in the case of…...

A Magistrate judge in California has recommended that a defendant’s motion to dismiss be granted, although saying the plaintiff should have the opportunity to submit an amended complaint, in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act case that contained a “laundry list”...

24/01/2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series that is sponsored by WebRecon. WebRecon identifies serial plaintiffs lurking in your database BEFORE you contact them and expose yourself to a likely lawsuit. Protect your company from as many as one in three new consumer lawsuits by scrubbing your consumers through WebRecon first. Want to learn more? Call (855) WEB-RECON or email…...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series that is sponsored by WebRecon. WebRecon identifies serial plaintiffs lurking in your database BEFORE you contact them and expose yourself to a likely lawsuit. Protect your company from as many as one in three new consumer lawsuits by scrubbing your...

23/01/2023

JUDGE GRANTS MOTION TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT JUDGMENT IN FDCPA, FCRA CASE OVER COMPLAINT SENT TO EMPTY OFFICE An interesting ruling out of South Dakota in which a District Court judge has agreed to set aside a default judgment that was obtained against a Buy Now, Pay Later service after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act because the company never received the summons or complaint because its office was largely unstaffed during the COVID-19 pandemic....

JUDGE GRANTS MOTION TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT JUDGMENT IN FDCPA, FCRA CASE OVER COMPLAINT SENT TO EMPTY OFFICE An interesting ruling out of South Dakota in which a District Court judge has agreed to set aside a default judgment that was obtained against a Buy Now, Pay Later service after it was sued for....

23/01/2023

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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 Compli...

23/01/2023

The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a case alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and Racketeer and Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act involving a number of collection operations attempting to collect on a debt the appellant suspects was the result of identity theft. A copy of the ruling in the case of…...

The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a case alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and Racketeer and Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act involving a number of collection operations attempting to colle...

23/01/2023

An interesting ruling out of South Dakota in which a District Court judge has agreed to set aside a default judgment that was obtained against a Buy Now, Pay Later service after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act because the company never received the summons or complaint because its office was largely unstaffed during the COVID-19 pandemic....

An interesting ruling out of South Dakota in which a District Court judge has agreed to set aside a default judgment that was obtained against a Buy Now, Pay Later service after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act because the c...

23/01/2023

The changing of the calendar from December to January signifies more than just the start of a new year. In many states, it signifies the start of a new legislative session. Already, there are reports that bills attempting to regulate actions and behavior in the accounts receivable management industry are being introduced or planned to be introduced. One example is in the Florida state legislature, in which a bill is being introduced in both houses that would prohibit creditors from contacting individuals who incurred debts as a result of being victims of certain crimes....

The changing of the calendar from December to January signifies more than just the start of a new year. In many states, it signifies the start of a new legislative session. Already, there are reports that bills attempting to regulate actions and behavior in the accounts receivable management industr...

20/01/2023

COMPLAINT ALLEGES ATTEMPTS TO COLLECT MADE AFTER RESPONDING TO CFPB COMPLAINT THAT THEY WOULD STOP Is telling a collector that you “will not be paying these accounts” the same as refusing to pay? Is that an interpretation that a collector should make? A consumer has filed a lawsuit against a collector for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for attempting to collect on a debt after receiving that update and for allegedly sending four letters to the plaintiff after responding to a CFPB consumer complaint saying that it would cease all communications....

20/01/2023

I was talking with my son Evan this morning and I told him that, five days from now, ARMTech will be over and it feels kind of like the days leading up to Christmas, where you spend all this time planning and preparing, and then it's done and life goes back to the way it was. For me, ARMTech is very much like Christmas....

20/01/2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday released guidance advising companies that taking advantage of consumers by making it too hard to cancel subscription services or trial periods where a reduced fee is charged for a period of time could run afoul of federal law. These types of services, called "negative option" services essentially "interpret a person's silence or failure to cancel an agreement as continued acceptance of the offer," according to the CFPB....

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday released guidance advising companies that taking advantage of consumers by making it too hard to cancel subscription services or trial periods where a reduced fee is charged for a period of time could run afoul of federal law. These types of service...

20/01/2023

A District Court judge in Arizona has granted a defendant's motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by attempting to collect a debt that the plaintiff said he did not owe, largely because the plaintiff never submitted the documentation requested by the plaintiff and there was nothing wrong with the attempts to collect made by the defendant....

A District Court judge in Arizona has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by attempting to collect a debt that the plaintiff said he did not owe, largely because the plaintiff never submitted the documentation req...

20/01/2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series that is sponsored by WebRecon. WebRecon identifies serial plaintiffs lurking in your database BEFORE you contact them and expose yourself to a likely lawsuit. Protect your company from as many as one in three new consumer lawsuits by scrubbing your consumers through WebRecon first. Want to learn more? Call (855) WEB-RECON or email…...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series that is sponsored by WebRecon. WebRecon identifies serial plaintiffs lurking in your database BEFORE you contact them and expose yourself to a likely lawsuit. Protect your company from as many as one in three new consumer lawsuits by scrubbing your...

19/01/2023

RMAI is pleased to announce that the Keynote Address at the 2023 RMAI Annual Conference will be given by Dan Simmons, Senior Director of Research at TransUnion, who will speak on recent trends affecting the receivables management industry. The Keynote Address is sponsored by Metropolitan Partners Group. The 2023 RMAI Annual Conference will be held at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas from February 6-9, 2023....

RMAI is pleased to announce that the Keynote Address at the 2023 RMAI Annual Conference will be given by Dan Simmons, Senior Director of Research at TransUnion, who will speak on recent trends affecting the receivables management industry. The Keynote Address is sponsored by Metropolitan Partners Gr...

19/01/2023

GETTING TO KNOW REID MILLER OF DAKCS A lot of the things we use and are amazed at every day started with “wouldn’t it be cool if … ” It’s that kind of commitment to improvement that also drives Reid Miller and why he has been able to carve out a career as someone who helps companies solve problems. Read on to learn more about Reid, the type of music that pairs best with skiing, and why overthinking isn’t a bad thing....

GETTING TO KNOW REID MILLER OF DAKCS A lot of the things we use and are amazed at every day started with “wouldn’t it be cool if … ” It’s that kind of commitment to improvement that also drives Reid Miller and why he has been able to carve out a career as someone who …

19/01/2023

The owner of a debt relief company has been indicted in federal court for allegedly defrauding clients by taking their money and not paying their debts. Marat Lerner, president of The Lerner Group, is facing eight counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and money laundering, collecting nearly $550,000 from his clients and using it for a "variety" of personal expenses, including a BMW, and online dating apps....

The owner of a debt relief company has been indicted in federal court for allegedly defrauding clients by taking their money and not paying their debts. Marat Lerner, president of The Lerner Group, is facing eight counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and money laundering, collectin...

19/01/2023

A District Court judge in Arizona has partially granted a plaintiff's motion for summary judgment after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it attempted to collect on a debt that was incurred as a result of a worker's compensation claim, while also ruling that relying solely on the information provided by the client is not enough to meet the standards of the bona fide error defense....

A District Court judge in Arizona has partially granted a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it attempted to collect on a debt that was incurred as a result of a worker’s compensation claim, while also ruling tha...

19/01/2023

A District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a defendant's motion to dismiss a class-action Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling the plaintiff lacked standing for any of the six claims that he made, including alleging that his information was shared with a letter vendor and unlawfully disclosed his status as a debtor. A copy of the ruling in the case of…...

A District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a class-action Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling the plaintiff lacked standing for any of the six claims that he made, including alleging that his information was shared with a letter vendor and unlawful...

19/01/2023

A lot of the things we use and are amazed at every day started with "wouldn't it be cool if ... " It's that kind of commitment to improvement that also drives Reid Miller and why he has been able to carve out a career as someone who helps companies solve problems. Read on to learn more about Reid, the type of music that pairs best with skiing, and why overthinking isn't a bad thing....

A lot of the things we use and are amazed at every day started with “wouldn’t it be cool if … ” It’s that kind of commitment to improvement that also drives Reid Miller and why he has been able to carve out a career as someone who helps companies solve problems. Read on to …

18/01/2023

CALIF. APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS ANTI-SLAPP RULING FOR DEFENDANT IN RFDCPA CASE The Court of Appeals for the state of California has upheld a lower court’s ruling granting an anti-SLAPP motion against a plaintiff that accused a collection law firm of violating the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in a case that the Appeals Court sought to answer whether a plaintiff must show materiality when alleging a violation of the RFDCPA that is premised on a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act....

18/01/2023

If you are curious what the priorities of the House Financial Services Committee will be under new Chair Rep. Patrick McHenry , look no further than the decision to change the Subcommittee on Consumers Protections and Financial Institutions to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy. Rep. McHenry announced the subcommittees and their chairs last week. The subcommittees are:...

If you are curious what the priorities of the House Financial Services Committee will be under new Chair Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-N.C.], look no further than the decision to change the Subcommittee on Consumers Protections and Financial Institutions to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and M...

18/01/2023

Fewer American families had issues paying their medical bills in 2021, according to data released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall, that means that 10.5 million fewer people were in families that had problems paying their medical debts, a noticeable drop from two years prior. A copy of the report can be accessed by clicking here…...

Fewer American families had issues paying their medical bills in 2021, according to data released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall, that means that 10.5 million fewer people were in families that had problems paying their medical debts, a noticeable drop from two....

18/01/2023

The Court of Appeals for the state of California has upheld a lower court's ruling granting an anti-SLAPP motion against a plaintiff that accused a collection law firm of violating the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in a case that the Appeals Court sought to answer whether a plaintiff must show materiality when alleging a violation of the RFDCPA that is premised on a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act....

The Court of Appeals for the state of California has upheld a lower court’s ruling granting an anti-SLAPP motion against a plaintiff that accused a collection law firm of violating the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in a case that the Appeals Court sought to answer whether a plaintif...

18/01/2023

AURORA, Colo., Jan. 17, 2023 -- Wakefield, a leading healthcare revenue cycle solutions company, announced today that Healthcare Receivables Group (HRG) has joined the Wakefield organization. Together, the two companies will leverage combined capabilities to provide a wide array of revenue cycle solutions, including Accounts Receivable and cash flow resolutions to healthcare providers across the United States. Founded in 1993, Healthcare Receivables Group (formerly known as Receivables Management Bureau) partners with healthcare providers to provide effective management of healthcare receivables....

AURORA, Colo., Jan. 17, 2023 — Wakefield, a leading healthcare revenue cycle solutions company, announced today that Healthcare Receivables Group (HRG) has joined the Wakefield organization. Together, the two companies will leverage combined capabilities to provide a wide array of revenue cycle so...

18/01/2023

During this, The Great Resignation Era, I thought it would be helpful to start a regular posting of different jobs within the accounts receivable management industry that I have found online. Please make sure to do your own due diligence before applying for a position included here or accepting any offers. This is merely meant to be a service to aggregate industry job opportunities into one convenient location....

During this, The Great Resignation Era, I thought it would be helpful to start a regular posting of different jobs within the accounts receivable management industry that I have found online. Please make sure to do your own due diligence before applying for a position included here or accepting any....

18/01/2023

The Preferred Group of Tampa is looking for an onsite, FT, experienced debt collector. The position hours are Monday-Friday, no nights or weekends. A full benefits package including retirement is available. Must be able to pass a drug and background check. If interested AND you live in the Tampa Bay area email [email protected].

The Preferred Group of Tampa is looking for an onsite, FT, experienced debt collector. The position hours are Monday-Friday, no nights or weekends. A full benefits package including retirement is available. Must be able to pass a drug and background check. If interested AND you live in the Tampa Bay...

17/01/2023

COLLECTORS FACING LAWSUIT OVER IDENTITY THEFT DISPUTES One of the trickiest situations is when a collector attempts to collect a debt from a consumer and the consumer claims to be a victim of identity theft — that he or she did not open the account in question and never received the products or services that were purchased and are now attempting to be collected upon....

COLLECTORS FACING LAWSUIT OVER IDENTITY THEFT DISPUTES One of the trickiest situations is when a collector attempts to collect a debt from a consumer and the consumer claims to be a victim of identity theft — that he or she did not open the account in question and never received the products or se...

17/01/2023

The Connecticut Department of Banking has assessed a $10,000 fine against a collection operation that was allegedly using an overseas location to collect from individuals in the Nutmeg state, in violation of state law. The state could have imposed a fine as large as $100,000 but chose a lesser amount. A copy of the enforcement order with Radius Global Solutions can be accessed…...

17/01/2023

In a case that was defended by Cooper Walker and the team at Frost Echols, a District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it did not state in a collection letter that interest was accruing on the unpaid balance and that a settlement offer without an expiration date was an "collection tactic" meant to "coerce" the plaintiff into paying the debt....

In a case that was defended by Cooper Walker and the team at Frost Echols, a District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it did not state in a collection letter that i...