JUDGE GRANTS MSJ FOR DEFENSE IN FDCPA OVERSHADOWING CASE
- A District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it allegedly overshadowed the validation notice in a collection letter by including a release that offered to check whether any of the unpaid debt might be covered by the plaintiff’s health insurance.
FORMER CFPB ACTING DIRECTOR TO LAUNCH HEDGE FUND
- Mick Mulvaney, the former interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is looking to capitalize on his newfound knowledge of the banking sector by launching his own hedge fund, according to a number of published reports.
START-UP AIMS TO HELP PEOPLE BEING SUED FOR UNPAID DEBTS
- A new start-up is aiming to help individuals who are being sued, including by debt collectors, but who are not able to hire an attorney to represent themselves in court.
READ EXPERT PERSPECTIVES ON TRENDING COMPLIANCE TOPICS
- Click here to read this week’s Compliance Digest. You’ll get insights and opinions from nine different compliance experts — Lauren Burnette, Rick Perr, Michael Klutho, Dennis Barton, Jonathan Robbin, Loraine Lyons, Brit Suttell, Carlos Ortiz, Brent Yarborough, and Laurie Nelson, — 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 The Bedard Law Group.
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