Daily Digest – March 3. How Two States Are Handling Documentation in Debt Suits; Alpha IT, TCN Announce Integration

A TALE OF TWO STATES

• A comparison of how two states – Wisconsin and Missouri – are approaching consumer protections with respect to how debts are bought and sold. While Wisconsin appears to be moving toward more industry-friendly regulation, Missouri is tightening its rules and requiring companies to provide more documentation when filing lawsuits against consumers.

ALPHA IT SERVICES CHOOSES TCN FOR PLATFORM DIALER

• TCN has integrated its contact technology into the new collections platform from Alpha IT Services. TCN will serve as the initial dialer option for the platform, called MARS.

DISBARRED COLLECTION ATTORNEY WANTS BACK IN 

• A disbarred Massachusetts attorney, who operated a debt collection operation out of his office, is seeking to have his conviction overturned. He was convicted of stealing nearly $1 million from his clients and sentenced to three years in prison.

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