Plaintiff Files FDCPA Complaint After Being Sued in Wrong District
- An individual has filed a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case against a collection operation because it filed a collection lawsuit in the incorrect jurisdiction — the one next to the jurisdiction it should have — and after it dismissed the collection lawsuit when it learned it was filed in the incorrect jurisdiction. The defendant has removed the case to federal court after it was originally filed in Massachusetts state court.
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Summing Up 2023 in One Word
- Of all the articles I publish to help commemorate and celebrate the past year, this might be the toughest. Asking people to summarize an entire year in one word is no easy feat. That makes it doubly surprising that this year, for the first time ever, two participants used the exact same word. What are the odds of that happening? Read on to learn the different words that professionals from across the industry will use to remember 2023.
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CFPB Sued Again Over Small Business Lending Rule
- A trade group representing non-bank financial institutions that provide sales-based financing to businesses has filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claiming it has overstepped its authority by issuing a rule regulating how lenders must collect and submit data related to small business lending activities.
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Banking Groups Urge CFPB to Initiate SBREFA Review of Proposed Overdraft Fee Rule
- A trio of banking trade groups have written a letter to the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, claiming that the Bureau has not properly assessed the potential economic impact of a forthcoming proposed rule regulating overdraft and NSF fees and has not taken the proper steps to issue the rule.
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WORTH NOTING: A playtime ritual to get your kids to listen better … A quick tip to help make the Internet run faster on your devices … Microsoft keyboards are getting a new key for the first time in 30 years … If you feel that afternoon slump, you are not alone … How Stanley cups became so popular … A cautionary tale for making sure the name on your airline boarding pass exactly matches the name on your ID … What it’s like to own the world’s oldest cat … A hiring professional on the worst way to answer “what are your weaknesses” during a job interview.
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Funny Friday, part II
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