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A federal judge in Michigan has opted not to dismiss a lawsuit alleging a trio of companies violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by accessing the plaintiff’s credit report without a permissible purpose because the statute of limitations had expired, but did express “serious reservations” about the timeliness of the …

Collection agencies that work in the healthcare field may want to take note of a new requirement from the federal government that requires healthcare facilities to post the prices for all of their services online, theoretically improving the transparency of the quagmire that is healthcare pricing. But a published report …

A federal judge in Texas has denied a motion to dismiss filed by a collection law firm that was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by filing a collection suit against the plaintiff, even though the plaintiff claimed the debt did not belong to him. A copy …

The Daily Digest is sponsored by Microbilt. Designed to help debt collection professionals, MicroBilt’s platform of recovery and skip tracing tools provide quick, convenient, and current data that help you prioritize and successfully track people down and collect. Keep your skip tracing and debt recovery efficient and effective! Contact us …

Digital communication tools, such as text messaging, emails, and direct drop voicemails have become far more popular in recent years as collection agencies expand beyond phone calls and letters in attempts to reach individuals who are becoming less accessible. But there is still some uncertainty about the compliance risks, costs, …

The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a law firm is not a “debt collector” as defined by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it was not “regularly” engaged in debt collection. A copy of the ruling in Reyes v. Steeg …

A federal judge in Arizona has denied a request from a defendant to stay a class-action lawsuit accusing it of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act until the Federal Communications Commission issues a new rule following the outcome of ACA International v. FCC. A copy of the ruling in Knapper …

The Daily Digest is sponsored by Microbilt. Designed to help debt collection professionals, MicroBilt’s platform of recovery and skip tracing tools provide quick, convenient, and current data that help you prioritize and successfully track people down and collect. Keep your skip tracing and debt recovery efficient and effective! Contact us …

A defendant accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act has been awarded summary judgment in a case that tackled the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system as well as the revocation of consent. A copy of the ruling in Thompson-Harbach v. USAA Federal Savings Bank can be accessed …

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced its annual increase in the size of civil money penalties it is allowed to assess for violations of certain federal statutes. Similar to 2018, fines for violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures …

The amount of bad debt incurred by hospitals in Minnesota increased by 25% in 2017 compared with a year earlier, and stood at $467 million, as more individuals with high deductible health plans are unable to meet their financial obligations, according to a report issued by the Minnesota Hospital Association. …

A controversial piece of proposed legislation is back with the intention of stiffening penalties for individuals or companies making robocalls, give federal regulators more time to investigate complaints, and promote the adoption of call blocking and authentication technologies. The bill — the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) …

Bills have been introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives aimed at protecting furloughed federal government employees from being evicted, having their property repossessed, or being subject to debt collection activities while they are not being paid. The Senate bill — S.72 — was introduced last week …

January 15, 2019 (Sacramento, CA) – DebtTrader.com has once again demonstrated their ongoing commitment to the Receivables Industry through silver sponsor of the Receivables Management Association International (RMAI) Annual Conference, occurring February 5–7, 2019. The conference brings together key participants in the receivables management industry, including debt buying companies, collection …