SUMMARIZING NEW COMMENTS FROM CONSUMER GROUPS, UNION OVER PROPOSED RULE
- A handful of consumer advocacy groups and unions filed their comments criticizing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed debt collection rule yesterday, and one hand-written note from a consumer illustrated how advocacy groups are raising awareness to get consumers to file comments opposing the proposed rule.
JUDGE DENIES MTD OVER ‘WILL NOT SUE’ STATEMENT ABOUT TIME-BARRED DEBT
- A District Court judge in Illinois has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it said it “will not” sue an individual for a time-barred debt instead of saying it “can not” do so.
JUDGE GRANTS MSJ FOR DEFENSE IN FDCPA SUIT OVER PROCESSING FEES, WHO OWED DEBT
- A District Court judge in Missouri has granted summary judgment in favor of a defendant that was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it charged a processing fee for payments made via a debit or credit card and because the account was originally opened in the plaintiff’s ex-wife’s name.
CHECK INTO CASH SELECTS TELROCK TO HELP DRIVE EFFICIENCY
- Check Into Cash, a national industry leader in direct lending and short-term credit solutions with hundreds of retail locations across the country and an ever expanding online presence, has selected Telrock, a global technology provider of SaaS-based software solutions, to provide their enterprise-wide collections and recovery platform Optimus.
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