Daily Digest – November 27. Collecting What Client Asked to Collect Not Enough to Get FDCPA Suit Dismissed; Prices for Air Ambulances Hurting Those They Are Trying to Help

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COLLECTING WHAT CLIENT ASKED TO COLLECT NOT ENOUGH TO GET FDCPA SUIT DISMISSED

• A federal judge in Pennsylvania has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by collecting more than what was owed because, even though it was only collecting what it was told to collect by the client, it must be held liable by the FDCPA’s strict liability provisions.

 

PRICES FOR AIR AMBULANCE RIDES CAN HURT THOSE THEY ARE TRYING TO HELP

• Air ambulances are a “cash cow” and individuals who have unpaid bills for trips in helicopters and airplanes are now being “dogged” by debt collectors, according to a published report.

 

COLLECTION TECH STARTUP GETS INVESTMENT FROM Y COMBINATOR

• Prodigal Technologies, Inc., a debt collection technology start-up, has received a seed investment from Y Combinator, a well-known accelerator that has backed companies like Airbnb, Dropbox, and Reddit.

 

ACA INT’L CEO SENDS LETTER SUPPORTING KRANINGER FOR BCFP POST

• ACA International sent a letter yesterday to Senate leaders, urging them to move forward and confirm Kathy Kraninger to be the next director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

 

WORTH NOTING: General Motors announced some major job cuts yesterday … NASA’s Insight Lander sent back a selfie from Mars … A man is fighting back after being accused of distracted driving when he was just eating a hash brown … Amazon had a busy day yesterday … Four things you should never buy on Amazon … How to make working from home more productive … Paul Manafort is in a lot of trouble for lying to investigators … The World Chess Championship is going to a tiebreaker … A gender reveal that started a wildfire.

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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.