Suit Accuses Collector of Sending Texts After Plaintiff Filed for BK Protection
- A collection operation is facing a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act suit in Minnesota for sending eight text messages to the plaintiff after allegedly being notified twice by the plaintiff’s attorney that the plaintiff had filed for bankruptcy protection.
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Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of FDCPA Case
- The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, agreeing with the lower court that the plaintiff failed to state a claim because he did not connect the dots to show that the defendant was a debt collector as defined by the statute.
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Oklahoma Legislature Advances Medical Debt Collection Bill
- A medical debt collection bill has advanced out of committee in the Oklahoma legislature and will now head to the full state house for its consideration. The bill would require healthcare providers or third-party debt collectors to include an itemized list of the charges when filing a collection lawsuit, among other requirements.
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McHenry Reintroduces Bill to Create Innovation Offices Inside Banking Regulatory Agencies
- A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives by the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee that would require federal banking regulators to each establish Financial Services Innovation Offices within their agencies. This is the second time that Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-N.C.] has attempted this particular piece of legislation.
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CAS Facilitates Seamless Sale of CCMR3 Healthcare Assets
- Corporate Advisory Solutions (“CAS”) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the acquisition of “Project Heat,” a group of healthcare assets from New York-based CCMR3 by Professional Credit, a Tonka Bay partner company.
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