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JUDGE GRANTS MSJ FOR DEFENDANTS IN FDCPA DISPUTE CASE A District Court judge in Indiana has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that the collection agency was entitled to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act’s bona fide error defense because a fax that was sent by the plaintiff’s …

NDIL JUDGE USES NEW STANDING RULINGS TO GRANT MTD IN FDCPA LETTER CASE In one of the first cases to reference a series of rulings from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on the issue of plaintiffs’ standing to sue, a District Court judge in Illinois has granted a defendant’s …

ACTING CFPB DIRECTOR LAYS OUT PRIORITIES, WILL TAKE AGENCY IN DIRECTIONS ‘ROHIT WOULD WANT’ While not a lot may be known about Dave Uejio, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he is not looking to just keep the director’s seat warm for Rohit Chopra, who has been …

BIDEN NAMES TEMPORARY PICKS TO LEAD CFPB, FCC, FTC President Joe Biden named temporary heads to the three major government agencies regulating the accounts receivable management industry — the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission. EXPERTS SHARE REACTIONS TO CHOPRA CFPB NOMINATION This …

GETTING TO KNOW ROBERT SALMON OF GEORGE BROWN ASSOCIATES Robert Salmon is that rare breed of individual who started in the collection industry, left, and then came back. In fact, the agency he came back to, he bought in 2016. You also have to admire his determination to be be …

INDUSTRY EXPERTS MAKE PREDICTIONS FOR BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S IMPACT ON ARM INDUSTRY A new president will take office today, and whether you are happy or sad about that, it likely will mean changes are coming for the accounts receivable management industry. To paint a picture of what changes might be on …

CONSUMER ATTORNEY AGREES TO DISBARMENT FOR NOT COMMUNICATING SETTLEMENT OFFER TO CLIENT A consumer attorney who failed to communicate settlement offers in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case has agreed to have his license to practice law revoked. LOOKING BACK ON WHAT ROHIT CHOPRA HAS SAID ABOUT THE ARM …

CHOPRA TO BE NOMINATED TO REPLACE KRANINGER AT CFPB: REPORTS Rohit Chopra is going to be nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to replace Kathleen Kraninger as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to a number of reports citing anonymous sources. CFPB RELEASES SMALL ENTITY COMPLIANCE GUIDE FOR …

EDCA JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA SERVICE FEE CASE A District Court judge in California has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when it was sued because the collection agency it placed a debt with …

GETTING TO KNOW KELLY FEOLI OF MRS BPO It’s the end of the day. People are winding down after another day in the trenches. But Kelly Feoli is just warming up. Loving the quiet that follows another hard day in the office, it allows her to focus and strategize what …