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MR. WELTMAN GOES TO WASHINGTON
- Scott Weltman, the managing partner of Weltman Weinberg & Reis, recently testified before the House Financial Services Committee about his firm’s experience being sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Weltman won its case when a jury ruled the agency did not prove its case. Sharing his thoughts about his experience on Capitol Hill, Scott Weltman participated in the following Q&A with AccountsRecovery.net.
JUDGE RULES INCLUDING ‘ORIGINAL’ AND ‘CURRENT’ CREDITORS IN LETTER NOT ENOUGH TO VIOLATE FDCPA
- A District Court judge in Indiana has granted a motion for judgment on the pleadings in favor of a defendant that was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it allegedly did not explicitly detail the relationship between itself and the current creditor.
CREDITOR AGREES TO $2.2M TCPA SETTLEMENT
- A proposed settlement has been reached in a case in which the financing unit of Nissan Motors was accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by calling the cell phones of individuals who did not have accounts with the creditor using an automatic telephone dialing system without first obtaining the proper consent.
MAINSTREAM MEDIA TAKES AGENCY TO TASK FOR COLLECTING ON UNPAID MEDICAL DEBTS
- Another mainstream media has shined its spotlight on surprise medical bills, but this time naming a collection agency that had the audacity to try and collect on debts that were placed with it.
REVSPRING ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- RevSpring, a leading provider of consumer communications, billing, and payment solutions, announced today that healthcare industry veteran Scott MacKenzie has joined RevSpring as Chief Executive Officer and a member of RevSpring’s Board of Directors.
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The Daily Digest is sponsored by Microbilt. Designed to help debt collection professionals, MicroBilt’s platform of recovery and skip tracing tools provide quick, convenient, and current data that help you prioritize and successfully track people down and collect. Keep your skip tracing and debt recovery efficient and effective! Contact us to find out about our 90 Day Try Us Program. Call 800-884-4397 or visit www.microbilt.com.