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GETTING TO KNOW BETH CONKLIN FROM STATE COLLECTION SERVICE
- There are people whose enthusiasm you can identify without ever meeting them in person. Beth Conklin is one of those people. Her outlook and her energy are infectious, even after being in the collections industry for 25 years. Read on to learn more about Beth, why she definitely voted for Pedro, and why we need to find some fairy dust for her.
OFFICIAL AT BCFP ONCE CALLED HATE CRIMES ‘HOAXES’: REPORT
- A senior official at the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has been identified as the author of several controversial blog posts dating back 14 years, where he claimed that most hate crimes were hoaxes and questioned whether using a racial slur was inherently racist.
BCFP ISSUES REPORT, RFI ON DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS
- Are you curious exactly what data the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection is collecting on a regular basis, be it from consumers, financial institutions, or anyone else? Are you curious what the BCFP does with that data and how it manages it? While you likely answered no to those questions, it is incredibly interesting and comprehensive to see just how much information is flowing into the BCFP on a regular basis, whether to help with the bureau’s supervisory efforts or to help it better understand the markets it regulates.
FCC LEVIES $120M FINES FOR COMPANIES THAT SPOOFED TELEMARKETING CALLS, MADE ROBOCALLS
- The Federal Communications Commission has proposed fining a company $37.5 million for making 2.3 million spoofed telemarketing calls during a 14-month period that started in 2016. What’s notable about the fine is that the FCC says this is the first time it has taken an enforcement action against a company for spoofing, where a company manipulates the caller ID information to make it look like the calls are coming from someone or somewhere other than who is placing the calls. The FCC also announced yesterday that it had assessed an $82 million fine for an individual who made more than 21 million robocalls.
WORTH NOTING: It’s going to be an interesting day on Capitol Hill … A Navy veteran with cancer is holding a yard sale to raise money for his funeral … Why you should take a walk after you eat … Sweden has deemed the distracted boyfriend meme to be sexist … I’m sure there are none in the ARM industry, but here are tips for dealing with a toxic boss … How much the average household has in savings … A high school athletic director said “girls ruin everything” … The Ryder Cup team played a funny joke on Tiger Woods … How artificial intelligence can help stop school shootings … Immigrants who want to stay in the U.S. may need to maintain a good credit score.
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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.