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About one out of every six data breaches involving data covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are at a “business associate” of a healthcare facility, which could include collection agencies, according to a report published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. Since 2010, more …

Earlier this month, a federal judge in New York ruled that a collection agency should have been more empathetic toward an individual diagnosed with cancer when attempting to collect on an unpaid debt. Now, comes a story from England where the children of a man who committed suicide because of …

While the shockwaves from last Thursday’s ruling in Marks v. Crunch San Diego are still rippling through the collections industry, more companies are now turning back around to face the horizon, wondering how the ruling will affect other cases in other regions of the country. The Ninth Circuit Court of …

An attorney has had his rate docked $100 an hour by a federal judge, who deemed the work conducted in obtaining a $1,001 settlement for an alleged violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act not to be worth the $400 per hour requested by the lawyer. A plaintiff filed …

Ogden, Utah — Today, Accounts Receivable Payment Hub PDCflow announced they are compliant with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) data security standards. The payment software company has also successfully completed the Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE18) SOC 2 audit. HIPAA compliance is an essential part …

The Daily Digest is sponsored by Beam Software. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Beam is a thought leader in portfolio management and collection software. They offer both cloud-based and on-premise solutions to accommodate the entire collection continuum. For more information, please visit www.beamsoftware.com or call (800) 212-2326.   APPEALS COURT …

There are a growing number of individuals who are purposefully choosing to default on their student loans, especially private student loans, as a means of “taking control” over their financial futures, according to a published report. Called strategic default, it involves individuals knowingly choosing not to make payments on their …

A District Court judge in Indiana has denied a motion for summary judgment filed by a defendant in a class action lawsuit alleging a collection letter sent to the plaintiff violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by not clearly indicating the identity of the original creditor. A copy of …

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by including language in a collections letter that indicated the forgiveness of a debt may be reported to the Internal Revenue Service. A copy of the ruling in Schultz v. Midland …

[UNIVERSITY PARK, Fla.] National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA) is pleased to announce that Robert G. Markoff, Markoff Law LLC, Chicago, has been appointed Chairman Emeritus of National Creditors Bar Association, formerly The National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA). Bob, a past president, is the first person after the association’s …

The Daily Digest is sponsored by Beam Software. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Beam is a thought leader in portfolio management and collection software. They offer both cloud-based and on-premise solutions to accommodate the entire collection continuum. For more information, please visit www.beamsoftware.com or call (800) 212-2326.   WEBINAR RECORDING …

Thursday’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act ruling in Marks v. Crunch San Diego is still reverberating through the collections industry as agency executives rush to figure out what is and what is not allowed, as it relates to using an automated telephone dialing system to contact individuals with unpaid debts. David …

A school district in Utah has put out a Request For Proposal seeking a collection agency to help it recover $100,000 in unpaid fees. The schools in the district have been trying to collect the fees on their own, but are running into problems because there are “no consequences” for …

The remaining defendants in a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission and the attorney general of New York have reached a settlement where they will be permanently barred from participating in the collections industry. Friday’s announcement likely brings to a close a case that began back on 2015 when …