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JUDGE GRANTS MSJ FOR DEFENSE IN FDCPA CLASS-ACTION OVER AGENCY NAME
- A District Court judge in Washington has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was sued in a class-action for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the company’s name gave the false impression that the company was in some way associated with the state of Washington.
SANDERS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO WIPE OUT STUDENT LOAN DEBT
- Not to be outdone by a proposal that would eliminate $50,000 of student loan debt for per individual, Sen. Bernie Sanders [I-Vt.] announced a plan yesterday to cancel all $1.6 trillion of outstanding student loans for any undergraduate or graduate programs across the country.
COAST PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCES PLAN TO OPEN SECOND OFFICE IN LOUISIANA
- Coast Professional has announced plans to more than double the amount of its workforce at its operation in Louisiana, investing more than $750,000 for new office space.
PROVANA ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF COMPLYARM
- Provana, a leading provider of innovative technology solutions and knowledge process outsourcing for the Receivables Management industry, is proud to announce their acquisition of the ComplyARM compliance management platform.
TEXAS GOV. SIGNS OUT-OF-STAT DEBT BILL INTO LAW
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed House Bill 996, the Fair Consumer Debt Collection Act, into law and it will go into effect on Sept. 1.
RCM COMPANY ANNOUNCES EXPANSION, WILL HIRE 200 NEW EMPLOYEES
- Xtend Healthcare, a revenue cycle management company that is a unit of Navient, has announced plans to hire 200 additional employees and make an investment of $1.3 million to expand its headquarters just outside of Nashville, Tenn.
THE IMPACT OF THE RECEIVABLES MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ON LITIGATION
- Today, the Receivables Management Association International (RMAI) releases a white paper analysis of the impact of the Receivables Management Certification Program (RMCP) on litigation.
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