COLLECTORS BARRED FROM CONTACTING DEBTORS UNDER NEW LEGISLATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
- The Council for the District of Columbia approved an emergency relief bill yesterday aimed at helping its residents deal with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, and implemented a number of prohibitions and restrictions related to debt collection in the process.
SECOND CIRCUIT JOINS NINTH CIRCUIT IN ATDS DEFINITION UNDER TCPA
- The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has overturned a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant who was sued for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for allegedly sending text messages using an automated telephone dialing system. The Second Circuit, in joining the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, determined that an ATDS is defined as technology that has “the “capacity . . . to store or produce telephone numbers to be called, using a random or sequential number generator.”
EMPLOYEES AT FOUR WELLS FARGO CALL CENTERS TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS
- The worst fears for companies in the credit and collection industry which are still open and allowing employees to come into the office are coming true for Wells Fargo, which has had employees at four different call centers across the country test positive for coronavirus, according to a published report.
CALIFORNIA TOLLS STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AMONG OTHER LEGAL RELIEF
- Joining many states that have tolled their statute of limitations in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the California Judicial Council yesterday announced a series of steps aimed at protecting the rights of consumers and creditors.
CROWN ASSET MANAGEMENT SUPPORTS FRONTLINE COVID-19 HEALTHCARE WORKERS
- Crown Asset Management, LLC announced today that it has made a contribution to a local food service provider, Gourmet Innovations, to fund meals for frontline service care providers involved in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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