Collection Law Firm Facing FDCPA Class Action for Failing to Disclose SOL Had Allegedly Expired
- A collection law firm is facing a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action lawsuit for failing to identify the original creditor in a Model Validation Notice while also allegedly failing to inform the plaintiff that the statute of limitations on the debt had already expired.
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Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Class Action Over Different Account Numbers
- For those of you keeping track of what does not constitute standing to sue in federal court, you can add receiving a collection letter that makes it appear you are responsible for a debt owed by your dead husband that includes an account number that is different from the account number that had previously been provided to you.
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CFPB Fighting With Employees’ Union Over Pay
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finds itself embroiled in a complex and strained situation regarding salary negotiations with its lower-level employees. The crux of the issue involves the CFPB’s decision to increase salaries for its top executives while allegedly neglecting the compensation needs of its broader workforce, including employees and middle managers. This controversy of navigating its first-ever union contract expiration is set against the backdrop of awaiting a crucial Supreme Court decision regarding its funding structure.
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Super Week on Tap for RMAI’s Annual Conference
- LAS VEGAS — RMAI’s Annual Conference has always had a Super Bowl connection, given its position on the calendar. And, for the first time ever, the conference and the Super Bowl are in the same city, just days apart. Coincidences aside, the atmosphere around the event heading into its first day of content today is just as anticipatory as it is for Super Bowl Sunday itself. Making everything even more exciting is today is the presidential primary in Nevada for Democrats and Republicans, too.
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