JUDGE DENIES MTD IN FDCPA OVERSHADOWING CLASS ACTION
- A District Court judge in New York has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by allegedly overshadowing the validation notice when it made a reference to initiating “a review of the inquiry” in a collection letter.
ATTUNELY RAISES $9M IN FUNDING
- Attunely, the debt collection startup that uses machine learning to help companies maximize their recoveries, yesterday announced it had raised $9 million in additional financing to help fund its growth.
CONSUMER GROUPS ASK CFPB TO RESCIND FCRA DISPUTE GUIDANCE
- A group of 21 consumer advocacy groups yesterday sent a letter to Kathleen Kraninger, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, asking the regulator to reconsider guidance it issued earlier in the coronavirus pandemic that said it would be flexible in giving furnishers more than the required 30 days to investigate disputes.
SEE-SAW LAWSUIT FILINGS CONTINUE IN AUGUST: WEBRECON
- Trying to make heads or tails of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the volume of lawsuits filed against collection agencies continues to baffle, according to the latest data released yesterday by WebRecon.
FCA TO OFFER LIVE, IN-PERSON NETWORKING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE
- The Florida Collectors Association is proud and excited to announce that it will be hosting the first live industry event since March when it holds its annual conference October 7-9 in Sarasota, Florida.
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