Daily Digest – December 27. Getting to Know Kelli Krueger of CBE Companies; Judge Grants Summary Judgment in FDCPA Letter Case

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GETTING TO KNOW KELLI KRUEGER OF CBE COMPANIES

• There are people who love to learn. And there are people who are great teachers. But rarely are there people who are good at both. Kelli Krueger is one of those people. Kelli has a passion for helping anyone — whether it’s a co-worker at CBE Companies or someone else in the credit and collection industry. She truly understands the power of knowledge. Read on to learn more about Kelli and how she is striving to be the best version of herself.

JUDGE GRANTS SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT IN FDCPA LETTER CASE

• A District Court judge in New York has granted summary judgment in favor of a collector that was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because when it named the creditor in a collection letter, it failed to indicate that it was the current creditor.

COSMETOLOGY STUDENTS DROWNING IN DEBT OFFERS GLIMPSE INTO HOW PEOPLE END UP IN DEBT

• An interesting article about how cosmetology students are drowning in debt, because classes cost so much and they make so little when they graduate, but is also offers insight into how people with laudable goals end up in debt and speaks to the importance of empathy to being an effective debt collector.

WORTH NOTING: President Trump made a surprise visit to troops in Iraq yesterday … More than 4 million students endured at least one school lockdown last year … A college football bowl game was canceled yesterday midway through the first quarter … Someone got a great Christmas present, winning $294 million in the lottery … Fountain pens are making a comeback … Where minimum wage is going up in 2019 … An Oregon man became the first to cross Antarctica on his own … Saturn is losing its rings … A millionaire on why budgets are not a good idea … The coolest places to go in 2019.

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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.