Daily Digest – January 14. Appeals Court Doesn’t Buy Defendant’s Argument in Upholding $11 Million FDCPA Judgment; Scammers Taking Advantage of Shutdown

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APPEALS COURT DOESN’T BUY DEFENDANT’S ARGUMENT IN UPHOLDING $11 MILLION JUDGMENT IN FDCPA CASE

• The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has upheld a lower court’s summary judgment ruling, affirming an $11 million judgment and banning two individuals from the collections industry for life.

SCAMMERS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SHUTDOWN BY INCREASING ROBOCALL FREQUENCY, SCAM TACTICS

• Robocallers and scammers are taking advantage of the federal government shutdown in a variety of ways, by boosting the number of calls being made because nobody is around to enforce the laws and by attempting to scare or take advantage of confused consumers about what is and what is not currently operating, according to a published report.

REP. OCASIO-CORTEZ LIKELY TO GET SEAT ON HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE: REPORT

• The controversial Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-N.Y.] is likely to be appointed to the House Financial Services Committee for the next Congressional session, according to a published report.

ACA INTERNATIONAL TAKES OVER MANAGEMENT OF GREAT LAKES CREDIT AND COLLECTION ASSOCIATION

• ACA International announced on Friday that it was taking over the day-to-day management of the Great Lakes Credit and Collection Association, a three-state regional association that is the largest regional unit in the country.

DAKCS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES NEW CTO AND EXPANSION OF DEVELOPMENT TEAM

• DAKCS Software Systems, Inc., a technology leader in Accounts Receivable Management and debt collection software for over 35 years, announced that Eric Wahlstrom will assume the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

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