Daily Digest – May 22. Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Multiple Address Case; FCC Seeks to Block More Robocalls, Texts

JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER MULTIPLE ADDRESSES IN LETTER

  • In a case that was defended by the teams at Martin Lyons Watts Morgan and Lippes Mathias, a District Court judge in New Jersey has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that including two different addresses on a debt collection letter would not confuse a least sophisticated consumer about where to send a dispute or verification request.
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FCC TO VOTE ON NPRM BLOCKING MORE ROBOCALLS, ROBOTEXTS

  • The Federal Communications Commission is poised to expand its rules for blocking robocalls and junk texts at its June meeting, giving consumers more choice in deciding which types of calls and texts they receive, while also closing “loopholes” that allow callers to make robocalls and send robotexts without consent and without giving consumers the ability to opt out.
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SERVICER FINED $500K BY MASS. REGULATOR FOR OPERATING WITHOUT PROPER LICENSE

  • The Massachusetts Division of Banks has assessed a $500,000 fine and ordered a company to stop engaging in any activity that requires licensing or registration until the company has obtained the proper licensing or registration after finding that it was operating without the proper license in the state.
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EXPERTS SHARE INSIGHTS INTO RECENT COURT CASES

  • Eleven different compliance and legal experts from across the industry — Brent Yarborough, Leslie Bender, Monica Littman, David Schultz, Chuck Dodge, Cooper Walker, Lauren Burnette, Christopher Morris, Lori Quinn, John Redding, and Jonathan Robbin — share their insights and perspectives about recent rulings and break down how you should react.
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  • This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group

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