DEFENSE DID NOT WAIVE ARBITRATION RIGHTS BY ANSWERING FDCPA SUIT, JUDGE SAYS
- A District Court judge in Illinois has ruled that a group of defendants did not waive their right to compel arbitration because they spent four months defending themselves against a lawsuit that alleged they violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by trying to collect on a debt that had already been settled.
PLAINTIFF FILES FDCPA SUIT OVER RECEIPT EMAILED TO THIRD PARTY
- One of the downsides to sending emails has led to a collection agency being sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
CFPB FINE CAP HAS SMALLEST ANNUAL HIKE IN THREE YEARS
- Individuals and companies fined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can expect to pay a little bit more starting last week, after the annual inflationary increase for civil money penalties went into effect.
PHEAA TO CLOSE CALL CENTER
- The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency has announced it is closing one of its call centers in the Keystone State, which will affect 77 jobs.
INSIGHTS FROM EXPERTS ON TRENDING COMPLIANCE TOPICS
- Click here to read this week’s Compliance Digest. You’ll get insights and opinions from nine different compliance experts — Joann Needleman, Ethan Ostroff, John Bedard, Boyd Gentry, Stefanie Jackman, Rick Perr, Helen Mac Murray, Laurie Nelson, and Matt Kiefer — discussing the impact of recent court cases and legislative updates. You’re not going to get that kind of varied perspective anywhere else. The Compliance Digest is sponsored by Bedard Law Group.
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