EDCA JUDGE AWARDS $300k IN WILLFUL TCPA DAMAGES TO PLAINTIFF CONTACTED BY COLLECTOR
- A District Court judge in California has granted summary judgment in favor of a plaintiff who sued a collection agency for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by calling her cell phone 199 times without first obtaining her consent to do so, awarding the plaintiff $300,000 in damages in determining that the violations were willful.
THE ELEPHANT THAT WASN’T IN THE ROOM
- First off, let me tip my hat to John Bedard, one of the most respected and revered members of the credit and collection industry, for the job he did yesterday testifying before the House Financial Services Committee, standing up and representing the industry with poise and prose. He didn’t back down when challenged and he articulated the issues facing the industry in a way that all committee members could understand.
CFPB SHORTCHANGING SCAMMED CONSUMERS, SENATE DEMOCRAT ALLEGES
- The ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee is seeking information from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about why individuals who were victimized in a scam by a debt collector are not being afforded the opportunity to receive restitution for what they lost.
STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS FINDER RAISES $10M IN VC FUNDING
- A service that aims to help individuals pay off their student loans in the most efficient way possible has raised $10 million in venture capital funding.
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