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JUDGE DENIES SUMMARY JUDGMENT BECAUSE LEAST SOPHISTICATED CONSUMER IS NOT AS SMART AS PLAINTIFF
- A federal judge in Connecticut has denied cross-motions for summary judgment from the plaintiff and the defendant in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case because even though the defendant understood the language in a collection letter, a least sophisticated consumer still may have been confused by it.
MICHIGAN NURSES UNION PURCHASES, FORGIVES $9 MILLION IN UNPAID MEDICAL DEBTS
- The Michigan Nurses Association has raised $12,500 and is using it to purchase and forgive $9 million in unpaid medical debts for individuals living in the state. This is the second time the group has made such a donation, following up on buying and forgiving $1 million of debt last year.
DATA SHOWS FEW INDIVIDUALS QUALIFYING FOR STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM
- The Department of Education has rejected more than 99% of the applications filed by public servants seeking to have their student loans forgiven, although the number of individuals who have been approved under the program is increasing.
WORTH NOTING: My kids have been asking me for three days to use the Santa Tracker. Today is the day … There is a dramatic shortage of school bus drivers across the country … How credit cards have helped fuel some of the nation’s largest mass shootings … Tensions flared during yesterday’s Bears-49ers game … Where you need to go if you are looking for a White Christmas … How to make habits stick … A good-ole-fashioned hockey rant … It appears as though the government shutdown will last through the holidays … What happens when you get Bill Gates as your secret Santa … Bad habits to leave behind in 2018.
Computer hacks you wish you learned sooner
I need to show this to my daughter, an aspiring dancer
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.
