GETTING TO KNOW NATE KALNINS OF THE STARK COLLECTION AGENCY
- Working in collections is the only job that Nate Kalnins has ever known, and he couldn’t be happier about that. Having started as a part-time collector in college and now an executive vice president, Nate has displayed an affinity and passion for the industry that is emblematic of what makes people in the industry so special. Read on to learn more about Nate and the great advice his grandfather gave him as a child that he still lives by today. The Getting to Know series is sponsored by Arbeit.
SENATE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES RELIEF BILL, WHICH WOULD RESTRICT STUDENT LOAN COLLECTIONS ONLY
- The Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a $2.2 trillion relief package to help the economy through the coronavirus pandemic, and other than establishing a prohibition against the collection of student loans, the bill does nothing else to restrict companies in the collection industry from continuing to operate.
BILL INTRODUCED IN OHIO TO PROHIBIT DEBT COLLECTION DURING PANDEMIC
- Following the lead of a Senator from his home state, state Rep. Thomas West, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives introduced a bill yesterday that would prohibit debt collection in The Buckeye State.
APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS RULING FOR DEFENDANT IN FDCPA CASE
- The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant that was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by doubling the amount of the debt that was owed in a collection letter because the letter was not the initial communication between the two parties.
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