Daily Digest – January 18. Defendant Wins Summary Judgment in TCPA Case; Bipartisan TRACED Act Resurfaces in Senate

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DEFENDANT WINS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN TCPA CASE

• A defendant accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act has been awarded summary judgment in a case that tackled the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system as well as the revocation of consent.

BIPARTISAN TRACED ACT RESURFACES IN SENATE, SEEKING TO STIFFEN ROBOCALLING PENALTIES

• A controversial piece of proposed legislation is back with the intention of stiffening penalties for individuals or companies making robocalls, give federal regulators more time to investigate complaints, and promote the adoption of call blocking and authentication technologies.

CFPB ANNOUNCES ANNUAL INCREASE IN CIVIL MONEY PENALTY FINES

• The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced its annual increase in the size of civil money penalties it is allowed to assess for violations of certain federal statutes.

HOUSE, SENATE INTRODUCE BILLS TO PROTECT FURLOUGHED GOV’T EMPLOYEES FROM COLLECTION ACTIVITIES

• Bills have been introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives aimed at protecting furloughed federal government employees from being evicted, having their property repossessed, or being subject to debt collection activities while they are not being paid.

BAD DEBT AT MINNESOTA HOSPITALS KEEPS CLIMBING: REPORT

• The amount of bad debt incurred by hospitals in Minnesota increased by 25% in 2017 compared with a year earlier, and stood at $467 million, as more individuals with high deductible health plans are unable to meet their financial obligations, according to a report issued by the Minnesota Hospital Association.

DEBTTRADER.COM SUPPORTS RMAI’S 22nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE WITH SILVER SPONSORSHIP

• DebtTrader.com has once again demonstrated their ongoing commitment to the Receivables Industry through silver sponsor of the Receivables Management Association International (RMAI) Annual Conference, occurring February 5–7, 2019.

WORTH NOTING: The healthcare issues for furloughed federal government employees are real and scary … How ‘Fortnite’ is being used to launder money … People in the U.S. are drinking less alcohol … The number one way people waste their money … My almost-eight-year-old daughter — Harper — is loving that a winter storm has been named after her because she hopes it means that she can stay home from school … How much stay-at-home parents should earn if it was a job … It’s never too early to start talking about Super Bowl commercials … More than 770 million email addresses have been exposed as part of a massive data breach … Don’t forget about the super blood wolf moon this weekend … NBA referees will be live-tweeting games next week.

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