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APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT IN FDCPA BONA FIDE ERROR CASE
- The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has upheld a lower court’s summary judgment in favor of a defendant that was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by improperly attempting to collect on a time-barred debt because the defendant properly applied the FDCPA’s bona fide error defense.
WASHINGTON GOVERNOR SIGNS TWO COLLECTION BILLS INTO LAW
- Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington, signed two pieces of collection-related legislation into law yesterday, one aimed at ending the practice of pocket service of collection-related lawsuits and the other aimed at how collection agencies handle medical debts.
ANOTHER ANTI-ROBOCALL BILL PROPOSED IN SENATE, THIS ONE AIMED AT GIVING CONSUMERS MORE LEGAL POWER
- On the day that a House subcommittee held a hearing discussing seven different pieces of proposed robocall-related legislation, Sen. Dick Durbin [D-Ill.] introduced a bill in the Senate that would give consumers a private right of action to petition for statutory damages when receiving unconsented-to calls.
NOMOROBO FOUNDER FLOATS IDEA DURING HOUSE HEARING OF OPT-IN PROCESS FOR RECEIVING ROBOCALLS
- Aaron Foss, the founder of Nomorobo, a call-blocking app, made a bold suggestion during his testimony yesterday before the House Committee on Energy & Commerce’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology’s hearing on how to stop robocalls.
ARM M&A ACTIVITY SLOWS IN 1Q
- Merger and acquisition activity in the Accounts Receivable Management sector was slower in the first quarter of 2019 than it was in the same period last year, according to data released this week by Corporate Advisory Solutions.
INDUSTRY VETERAN MIKE FROST JOINS MALONE AND MARTIN
- Malone and Martin PLLC is proud to announce that industry veteran Mike Frost has joined our staff as partner and the firm will be changing its name to Malone Frost Martin PLLC.
TCN LAUNCHES NEW NATURAL LANGUAGE COMPLIANCE TOOL
- TCN, Inc.,a leading provider of cloud contact center technology for enterprises, contact centers, BPOs and collection agencies worldwide, announced today the launch of Natural Language Compliance, a new addition to TCN’s existing, robust Compliance Suite.
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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.