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CLASS-ACTION ACCUSES COLLECTOR OF VIOLATING FDCPA, REGULATION F FOR NOT USING MVN A class-action complaint has been filed against a collection agency, accusing it of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the provisions of Regulation F because it did not use a Model Validation Notice and allegedly used …

GETTING TO KNOW DONNA MEYERS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS Thirty years at the same company and Donna Meyers still never gets bored. Perhaps it has something to do with her appreciation of collectors and their resilience and adaptability, or perhaps it has something to do with her childhood goal of …

RECAPPING MID-TERM ELECTION RESULTS RELATED TO THE ARM INDUSTRY While the fight for control of Congress continues as the ballots from yesterday’s mid-term elections continue to be counted, a number of ballot initiatives and races were called and will have an impact on the ARM industry. From ballot measures in …

CLASS-ACTION ACCUSES COLLECTOR OF VIOLATING FDCPA BY INCLUDING NY DFS SOL DISCLOSURE ON BACK OF MVN A class-action complaint has been filed in a New York District Court over the statute of limitations disclosure in a Model Validation Notice sent to an individual, who claims the notifications — required by …

JUDGE DENIES MOTION TO REMAND FDCPA CASE BACK TO STATE COURT A District Court judge in New York has denied a plaintiff’s motion to remand a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case back to state court, rebuffing the plaintiff’s argument that remand was required because all of the defendants in …

ANOTHER CLASS ACTION FILED OVER UNDATED MVN A class-action lawsuit has been filed in North Carolina federal court, alleging that the defendant violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when it used an undated Model Validation Notice to inform the plaintiff about an outstanding debt.More details here.This series is sponsored …

GETTING TO KNOW CHRISTINE SCRIVENER OF SPRING OAKS CAPITAL Being comfortable saying uncomfortable things. That may describe Christine Scrivener in a nutshell. Whether it be admitting that she doesn’t know something — but likely has already started remedying that — or being comfortable saying “no” to someone, she’s not afraid …

UTILITY COMPANY FINED $4.5M BY CONN. REGULATORS FOR PANDEMIC COLLECTION EFFORTS State regulators in Connecticut have assessed a $4.5 million fine against a utility company that was accused of attempting to garnish the wages of customers during the COVID-19 pandemic without first informing them of the availability of payment plans, …

FCRA SUIT ALLEGES IMPERMISSIBLE PURPOSE, FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE DISPUTED DEBT A defendant has removed a Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuit to federal court in South Carolina, after it was sued for allegedly obtaining a plaintiff’s credit file without a permissible purpose and allegedly failing to conduct a reasonable investigation after …

JUDGE GRANTS MSJ FOR DEFENSE IN FDCPA CASE OVER NO-LONGER DISPUTED DEBT A District Court judge in Florida has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case after it was accused of violating the statute because it did not remove a dispute flag …