JUDGE DENIES MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION IN FDCPA CASE BECAUSE DEFENSE TOOK TOO LONG
- If there are certain defenses, such as compelling mandatory arbitration, that are available to defendants, they would be wise not to wait to use them, according to a ruling from a judge the District of New Jersey, who denied a motion to compel arbitration from a defendant accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by mentioning the tax implications in a collection letter.
MORE INDUSTRY COMMENTS FILED ON PROPOSED RULE AS CONSUMERS START USING NEW FORM COMMENT
- Another handful of credit and collection industry representatives have taken advantage of the form template created by ACA International to submit their comments on the proposed debt collection rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while a new form letter from consumers is also starting to pop up in the comment list.
‘THE DAILY SHOW’ TACKLES STUDENT LOAN DEBT PROBLEM BY CREATING TV SITCOM
- Student loan debt is not just re-shaping the modern family, according to “The Daily Show,” but it’s also going to re-shape something far more important: family-based TV sitcoms.
ANOTHER ARTICLE DISCUSSES INCREASE IN SUITS BEING FILED BY COLLECTORS WITHOUT TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY
- Another published report in the mainstream media has highlighted the growing number of court cases that collectors are filing against individuals with nothing more than a passing reference from someone in the credit and collection industry and without addressing the underlying root cause of the issue: that individuals are tougher to reach than ever before and companies are turning to lawsuits as a last resort.
COMPLIANCE DIGEST – READ WHAT THE EXPERTS HAVE TO SAY
- Click here to read this week’s Compliance Digest, sponsored by Applied Innovation. You’ll get insights from eight different compliance experts — Rick Perr, June Coleman, Nicole Strickler, Ethan Ostroff, Lauren Valenzuela, Mitch Williamson, Boyd Gentry, and Kelly Knepper-Stephens — on important compliance topics, such as recent court rulings, activity at the Supreme Court, and regulatory enforcement actions. You’re not going to get that kind of varied perspective anywhere else.
WORTH NOTING: You might not know who Russi Taylor is, but you would have recognized her voice … What are the New York Mets up to? … Leg room on plans is about to get worse … You’re not alone if you’re overspending on back-to-school items this year … How a psychotherapist managers anxiety … If you really want to know what’s in your salad, click here … A plague of grasshoppers is infesting Las Vegas … Trevor Bauer had a rough day … Today is not 24 hours long.
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