Daily Digest – January 10. Getting to Know Pam Kirchner of BCA Financial Services; Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss FDCPA Case

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GETTING TO KNOW PAM KIRCHNER OF BCA FINANCIAL SERVICES

• You don’t have to meet someone in person to know that he or she is a good leader. Pam Kirchner is living proof of that. Just reading her answers to the questions below, you can get a sense of her thoughtfulness, eloquence, and poise. Read on to learn more about Pam and how some good advice from her mother rarely steers her wrong.

JUDGE DENIES MOTION TO DISMISS, RULES CONTENTS OF LETTER QUALIFY AS CONCRETE INJURY

• A federal judge in Oklahoma has denied a motion to dismiss a case after a debt collector was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by informing the plaintiff in a letter that the amount she owed would “significantly increase” if a garnishment was filed, after the defendant had obtained a judgment on the unpaid debt.

VIRGINIA TAX DEPT. ISSUES DRAFT GUIDANCE TO HELP DEBT BUYERS COMPLY WITH NEW LAW

• The Virginia Department of Taxation has released draft guidance to help debt buyers comply with a new law related to how they apportion their income to the state.

COAST GUARD TELLS FAMILIES TO HOLD GARAGE SALES TO MAKE ENDS MEET DURING SHUTDOWN

• The United States Coast Guard is learning the hard way the grain of truth in that old saying about a road to a certain not-nice place being paved with good intentions.

AI EXPERT PREDICTS 40% OF WORLD’S JOBS WILL BE DISPLACED IN 15 YEARS

• Could debt collectors be dinosaurs, about to driven to extinction by computers? That argument can be made by one expert in artificial intelligence, based on a clip of an interview that will air this Sunday on “60 Minutes.” The expert, Kai Fu Lee, predicts that 40% of the world’s jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence machines in the next 15 years.

CHRISTINE LEE JOINS BILLINGTREE AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

• BillingTree®, the payment problem solvers™, announced today the appointment of Christine “Chris” Lee as Chief Executive Officer. Former CEO Edgars Sturans will remain as a BillingTree Board member. Ms. Lee’s hiring comes at an opportune time for the rapidly growing payment solution provider, supplying a wealth of payment industry and banking experience as the company expands deeper within new verticals.

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Hacking people’s webcams

Give yourself more time at the airport if you’re flying during the shutdown

The Daily Digest is sponsored by Microbilt. Designed to help debt collection professionals, MicroBilt’s platform of recovery and skip tracing tools provide quick, convenient, and current data that help you prioritize and successfully track people down and collect. Keep your skip tracing and debt recovery efficient and effective! Contact us to find out about our 90 Day Try Us Program. Call 800-884-4397 or visit www.microbilt.com.