Daily Digest – November 13. Appeals Court Overturns Dismissal of FDCPA Suit Over Language in Letter; Mulvaney Called Out By HBO’s John Oliver

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APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS DISMISSAL OF FDCPA SUIT OVER LANGUAGE IN LETTER

• The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in a non-precedential opinion, has reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit and reinstated a lawsuit filed by an individual against a collection agency for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for the language it included in a collection letter.

 

MULVANEY CALLED OUT BY HBO’S JOHN OLIVER

• Is Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, an alligator? HBO’s John Oliver seems to think so. Oliver spent most of his latest episode of “Last Week Tonight” assessing how little President Trump has followed through on his promise to “drain the swamp” in Washington, D.C., referring to a plan to fix problems in the federal government by getting rid of individuals seeking to help themselves or their industries by cozying up to regulators

 

UNCASHED SETTLEMENT CHECKS PROVIDE WINDFALL FOR LEGAL AID GROUP

• A legal aid group in New York that helps individuals being sued by debt collectors is going to be receiving a check for $170,000 as a result of the funds left over in a class-action settlement.

 

CONSUMERS NOT SATISFIED WITH HEALTH INSURERS

• Americans don’t have much love for their health insurance companies, according to data released by the American Customer Satisfaction Index.

 

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