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HOW MUCH DEBT COLLECTORS MAKE IN EVERY STATE
- Debt collectors working in Connecticut earn more than collectors working in any other state, according to a published report, which analyzed government data to rank how much agents working in each state make.
DESPITE DISMISSAL FOR LACK OF PROSECUTION, JUDGE DENIES REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES IN FCRA CASE
- Despite the plaintiff disobeying several court orders and ultimately having the case in which he accused a collection agency of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act dismissed, a District Court judge in Arizona has denied a request from the defendant seeking to have its attorney’s fees covered.
NJ APPEALS COURT STOPS ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENT IN TCPA CASE
- A state appeals court in New Jersey has reversed a lower court’s ruling that was allowing the sale of a property to go forward as part of a judgment that had been awarded in Arkansas. The judgment — $12.5 million — was awarded in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit after the defendant failed to properly respond to a lawsuit alleging he violated the TCPA by sending an unsolicited fax.
VA DEPT. TO SUSPEND COLLECTION ACTIVITIES FOR GOV’T EMPLOYEES
- The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that individuals who are working for the federal government and have been furloughed may be eligible for a temporary suspension of collection activity if they have debts owed to the department.
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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.