GETTING TO KNOW KRISTIE BASS OF MIDWEST FIDELITY
- For some people, hearing “when you get a chance” automatically gives him or her an out to not do what is being asked because he or she can just respond, “Sorry, I never got the chance.” But then there are people like Kristie Bass, who, upon hearing “when you get a chance” is akin to hearing a starter’s pistol and the race doesn’t stop until the task is completed. That probably explains how she has risen up the ladder from frontline collector to compliance manager. Read on to learn more about Kristie and her drive and forthrightness. This series is sponsored by Arbeit.
JUDGE DENIES MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER LETTER SENT FIVE YEARS AGO
- A District Court judge in New Jersey has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act even though the suit was filed more than four years after the letter that is the source of the complaint was sent to the plaintiff.
REPORT BLASTS TEXAS HOSPITALS FOR FILING COLLECTION LAWSUITS
- A number of hospitals and healthcare facilities in Texas, along with the collection law firms that represent them, are the subjects of a report that was issued yesterday, indicating that individuals were still being sued for unpaid debts even after the governor declared a state of emergency in the Lone Star State.
LAW PROFS: CONGRESS, CFPB ‘OWE IT’ TO CONSUMERS TO SHUT DOWN COLLECTIONS DURING PANDEMIC
- A trio of law professors have published a paper that state and federal governments, as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can use as a playbook to support their arguments why all debt collection activities should be shut down during the coronavirus pandemic.
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