Judge Declines to Strike Down N.J. Law Requiring Credit Reports be Made Available in Spanish

A District Court judge in New Jersey has ruled that the state can require the three major credit bureaus have to provide credit reports in Spanish as well as English, but the bureaus do not have to make the reports available in 10 languages which was required under state law. A trade group representing the bureaus had sued the state,

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Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Over Whether Plaintiff Disputed Debt

We have discussed at great lengths all the different ways that consumers can say they are disputing a debt without using the word dispute. Sometimes because they don't know they didn't say it and sometimes because they are trying to trap the collector into thinking the debt wasn't disputed when it actually was. A District Court judge in New Jersey

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Judge Rules MTD Should be Granted in FDCPA Case Over Email Preference for Communications

A Magistrate Court judge in Texas has recommended that a defendant's motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act be granted after it was sued for sending a letter to the plaintiff who had indicated that the only convenient way to contact him was via email. The Background: The defendant sent the plaintiff a letter last September about a

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Judge Declines to Strike Down N.J. Law Requiring Credit Reports be Made Available in Spanish

A District Court judge in New Jersey has ruled that the state

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Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Over Whether Plaintiff Disputed Debt

We have discussed at great lengths all the different ways that consumers

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Judge Rules MTD Should be Granted in FDCPA Case Over Email Preference for Communications

A Magistrate Court judge in Texas has recommended that a defendant's motion

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Class-Action Accuses Firm of Filing Suit in Wrong State

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series that is sponsored by WebRecon.

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CFPB Issues Guidance Over ‘Free’ Money Transfers, Claims of How Fast Funds Are Available

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday issued guidance warning remittance transfer providers

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David Williams Breaks Down Acquisition of RGS Financial

Having kicked the tires at about a dozen different companies during the past few years in considering acquisition targets, David Williams of Williams & Fudge knew he needed to find the right company to help grow his operation. And, as it turns out, the right target was one he had known for more than a decade. Last month, Williams & Fudge announced it was acquiring RGS Financial. David Williams, the president of Williams & Fudge, sat down with AccountsRecovery.net to discuss the acquisition, why diversification away from student loans was important for the company, and the importance of really getting to know the people involved on the other side of the table when making an acquisition. Watch the video to see everything David had to say.

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