GETTING TO KNOW SHERI ENGLEKING OF REUNION STUDENT LOAN FINANCE CORP.
- Like many, Sheri Engleking got her start working as a collector. But during her two decades in the credit and collection industry, she has steadily moved up the ladder and is now the Risk and Compliance Manager for Reunion Student Loan Finance Corp. Read on to learn more about Sheri, why she admires John Bedard, and the lengths she will go to make sure she maintains a steady supply of her favorite Easter candy all year long. This series is sponsored by TCN.
VOAPPS FILES COURT DOCS DETAILING WHY ITS PRODUCT SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO TCPA
- A pair of court documents in a potential landmark case were quickly making the rounds yesterday, as VoApps sought to prove, once and for all, that it’s Direct Drop Voicemail product should not be considered a call, as defined under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
ADVOCACY GROUP REPORT DETAILS HOW CONSUMER ATTORNEYS SAY THEIR CLIENTS ARE TREATED BY COLLECTORS
- More than 70% of consumer attorneys have represented individuals who were threatened with a lawsuit by a debt collector to try and recover a time-barred debt, and nearly two-thirds of those attorneys have “recently” worked on cases where a lawsuit to collect on a time-barred debt was actually filed, according to the results of a survey conducted by the National Association of Consumer Advocates that was released yesterday.
HEALTHCARE AGENCY OPENS NEW OFFICE
- ARStrat, a healthcare collection agency based in Sugar Land, Texas, has opened its second location, in downtown Denison, Texas. The company has already hired 75 employees to work in the new location, which is on the second floor above a Chase bank branch, and plans to add more now that the new office is officially open.
FTC SENDING OUT $500k IN REFUND CHECKS TO COLLECTION SCAM VICTIMS
- The Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that it is sending refund checks to nearly 4,000 individuals who were victimized in a collection scam. The total amount being reimbursed by the FTC is $516,000, which works out to about $129 per victim.
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