JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER LETTER SENT TO ATTORNEY
- A District Court judge in California has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by sending a collection letter to the plaintiff through her attorney, which included a demand for payment and a payment coupon.
BIPARTISAN BILL WOULD GIVE CARRIERS MORE POWER TO AUTOMATICALLY BLOCK CALLS
- A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the Senate that would give the Federal Communications Commission the authority to allow carriers to automatically block calls believed to be “highly likely to be unlawful” while also providing a safe harbor to carriers in the event a legitimate call is accidentally blocked.
INDUSTRY VETERAN NAMED TO STATE COLLECTION BOARD
- Congratulations to a very good friend of AccountsRecovery.net, Mike Hiller from American Profit Recovery, for being named to the Michigan Collection Practices Board by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
HOW ROBOCALL BLOCKING APPS MAY BE VIOLATING YOUR PRIVACY
- An interesting little article was published yesterday about all of those robocall-killing apps that collection agencies are being forced to deal with, and how those apps may be invading the privacy of the people who are using them.
WORTH NOTING: While not looking at getting into a political debate, the number of gun deaths in the U.S. is strikingly high, when comparing it with other countries … Business owners in New York share their experiences after the minimum wage was raised to $15 per hour … A bus driver has been charged after locking a woman in the luggage compartment … Swimming the English Channel is so last year. Now, you can hoverboard over it … A study looked at top-performing CEOs to see how they managed their time … Apps that get you to spend more money … The states where more people are filing for bankruptcy protection … An example of the perfect thank you email.
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