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CREDITOR ACCUSED OF MAKING MORE THAN 200 COLLECTION CALLS TO PLAINTIFF AFTER CONSENT REVOKED
- A plaintiff in Florida has filed a lawsuit alleging a creditor violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by using an automatic telephone dialing system to make more than two hundred calls to an individual’s cell phone number in an attempt to collect on a debt without obtaining the proper consent to do so.
FLORIDA JUDGE RECOMMENDS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT IN FDCPA OVERSHADOWING CASE
- A Magistrate Judge in Florida has recommended a motion for summary judgment be granted in favor of the defendant in a lawsuit which accused the company of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by overshadowing the 30-day window to dispute a debt in a collection letter sent to the plaintiff.
COLLECTOR SEIZES DOG TO COVER UNPAID DEBTS AND SELLS IT ON EBAY
- A town in Germany is facing a public relations nightmare after a debt collector working for the town confiscated a family’s dog — which was subsequently sold on eBay — after the family had fallen behind on its debts.
STUDY DETAILS LACK OF CORRELATION BETWEEN OUT-OF-POCKET, INSURANCE COSTS FOR SAME PROCEDURE AT DIFFERENT HOSPITALS
- A newly released study details the wide variations not only in the costs of a medical procedure, but the vast differences in how much a patient pays out of pocket and how much the patient’s insurance company pays for the same procedure at different hospitals.
SIMM ASSOCIATES PARTNERS WITH DIVINITY SOFTWARE GROUP
- Divinity Software Group, LLC is pleased to announce product selection partnership from SIMM Associates, Inc., a Delaware based ARM (Accounts Receivable Management) company. SIMM has selected and incorporated Divinity’s Omni channel Consumer Payment Module to handle online consumer payments.
NATIONAL CREDITORS BAR ASSOCIATION APPOINTS ROBIN COLE AS ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- National Creditors Bar Association’s (NCBA) Board of Directors has appointed Robin Cole as the association’s Acting Executive Director, following the March 1 departure of Executive Mark Dobosz.
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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.