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FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES SHARE INSIGHTS INTO ACA INTERNATIONAL’S NEW PRESIDENT
- At ACA International’s conference in Nashville last month, Jack Brown III was installed as the association’s president for the 2018-19 year. He will lead the organization through next year’s conference in San Diego. The ARM industry is facing a number of potential issues in that timeframe. The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection is expected to release its proposed debt collection rule at some point in 2019, possibly as early as March and the Federal Communications Commission is working on a proposed rule related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Both regulatory items have the potential to dramatically impact how collection agencies operate.So who is Jack Brown? And what makes him tick? To help shed some light onto these questions, AccountsRecovery.net asked a number of individuals in the ARM industry for their thoughts and impressions of Brown, so that everyone in the industry might come to know him and what he’s about. Although there may be some discrepancy as to what college he roots for, everyone is excited for JB3’s tenure.
AGENCY WINS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN TCPA CASE
- As Artin Betpera from Womble Bond Dickinson first published, a federal judge in Alabama has granted summary judgment in favor of a collection agency that argued a plaintiff’s consent to be contacted on her cell phone could not be revoked under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act because she had provided her consent to be contacted as part of a contractual agreement.
WILL THE REAL AMERICAN EXPRESS PLEASE STAND UP?
- American Express has filed a motion to intervene in a class-action lawsuit filed against a collection agency, which was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by sending a collection letter to a plaintiff on American Express’s letterhead and with the company’s logo. American Express is seeking to intervene because it sent the letter to the plaintiff in an attempt to settle an unpaid debt and not the agency.
FLOCK SPECIALTY FINANCE LAUNCHES ADVISORY COUNCIL
- FLOCK Specialty Finance has launched the FLOCK Advisory Council to support the Company’s continued growth and to help shape the future of the debt buying industry.
A360 AND NATIONAL CREDITORS BAR ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
- Today a360inc, a leading technology and outsourcing solutions company, and National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA) are pleased to announce a national partnership designed to provide access to compliance training programs for the bar association’s 500+ law firms and their staffs, as well as NCBA’s in-house counsel members.
BILLINGTREE APPOINTS JASON HILAND VP SALES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR ARM AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
- BillingTree, the leading payment technology provider, today announced Jason Hiland has been appointed Vice President of Sales and Business Development for ARM and Financial Services. In this newly created position he oversees sales operations and initiatives to expand electronic payment and technology adoption to a broader audience of Banks and Credit Unions of all sizes, Auto Financers and the Accounts Receivables Management (ARM) market.
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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.