JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA ‘CURRENT BALANCE’ CASE
- A District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by referring to the “current balance” in a collection letter.
GROUPS CALL ON KAVANAUGH TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM SEILA LAW CASE
- A group of “progressive” organizations and consumer advocacy groups are calling on Justice Brett Kavanaugh to recuse himself from participating in the Seila Law v. CFPB case which will seek to determine the constitutionality of the regulator’s leadership structure because his position on the issue is already well-known, making it impossible for him to be impartial.
COLLECTION AGENCIES GETTING ACCOUNTS THAT SHOULD BE PAID BY VA: REPORT
- Healthcare organizations have been sending accounts to collection agencies after treating veterans — care that should have been paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a report that followed a whistleblower’s accusation about the problem and hundreds of millions of dollars in wasteful spending at the department.
SENATORS CALL OUT KRANINGER TO ‘DO YOUR JOB’
- Eight Senate Democrats are calling on Kathleen Kraninger, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to “do your job” and “stand up” to Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of Education, over an “abandonment” of regulating part of the student loan servicing market.
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