Daily Digest – August 6. Agency Wins Summary Judgment in FDCPA Case; Advocate Says Consumers ‘At War’ With FCC Over TCPA

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AGENCY WINS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FDCPA CASE

• A collection agency has won a summary judgment motion in a case filed by a plaintiff alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the plaintiff’s claim that his identity was stolen was potentially improbable and just because the defendant said in a collection letter that the amount owed may include interest and fees is factually inaccurate.

 

ADVOCATE SAYS CONSUMERS ‘AT WAR’ WITH FCC OVER TCPA

• Companies collecting on delinquent and defaulted student loan debts need to be more regulated when it comes to contacting those individuals who are behind on their payments, according to a published report.

 

COLLECTION MANAGER ONE OF 25 VYING TO BE NEXT MS. VETERAN AMERICA

• A collection agency manager and former Army specialist has cleared another hurdle toward becoming the next Ms. Veteran America, according to a report from ACA International

 

AGENCY WINS MOTION TO DISMISS FDCPA SUIT OVER CLAIM-SPLITTING

• A collection agency has won a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a plaintiff alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in a case involving two separate debts that were disputed on the same day in letters that were virtually identical.

 

AT&T USING COLLECTION AGENCY TO RECOVER OVERPAID PENSIONS TO RETIREES

• Telecom giant AT&T is taking the unusual step of hiring a collection agency not to go after individuals with unpaid cell phone bills, but to go after former employees who allegedly received extra pension payments, according to a published report.

 

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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.