GETTING TO KNOW MICHAEL HYLA OF UNITED HOLDING GROUP
- There are plenty of people who wake up one day, realize they have spent 30 years working in a job they never imagined they would have, and wonder where the time went. Michael Hyla is definitely not one of those people. Even though his career in the industry may have started with plans to only be temporary, he clearly has loved every day of the three decades he has now spent working in collections. Read on to learn more about Michael and why his mantra for success works regardless of what trench he is working in.
JUDGE GRANTS PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT IN FDCPA COUNTERCLAIM OVER COLLECTOR IDENTIFICATION IN LETTER
- A District Court judge in Ohio has denied a collection agency’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and granted the plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a counterclaim that was filed by the defendant after it was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by not identifying itself as a debt collector in a letter that was sent to the plaintiff.
INDUSTRY LINES UP BEHIND FACEBOOK IN FIGHT TO ALTER NINTH CIRCUIT’S DEFINITION OF ATDS
- ACA International, along with Midland Credit Management and Encore Credit filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court yesterday, arguing that the court should hear arguments in a case that seeks to define what constitutes an automatic telephone dialing system under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
CFPB RELEASES VIDEO TO HELP IDENTIFY LEGITIMATE COLLECTION CALLS FROM SCAMS
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a video yesterday that aims to educate consumers about how to identify and avoid debt collection scams by sharing what a legitimate debt collector should ask for during a collection call and the types of information that legitimate collectors will be able to provide.
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