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CenterPoint Legal Solutions, LLC, a full-scale solutions recovery firm, announces the appointment of Whitney Carpenter to Vice President, Client Services. In this role, Whitney will ensure that CenterPoint Legal Solutions provides the best possible experience for clients while assisting with the continued expansion of the Company’s full-service solution offerings. Whitney …

Recently, AccountsRecovery.net held a webinar discussing the differences in trying to collect from individuals from different generations, discussing whether different methods and strategies are needed when collecting from millennials as opposed to baby boomers. One of the things that was not discussed, but maybe should have, are the increasingly talented …

Chandler, AZ (May 23, 2019) – LucentPay, provider of adaptable and ARM-focused payment solutions designed for agency profitability, today announced it has acquired Global Collection Systems (GCS), a leading provider of virtual collection technology. Combined, the company continues to serve the ARM industry with payment partnerships that improve agency profitability. …

Consumer comments on the Day One of the 90-day comment window for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to debt collection outnumbered collection industry comments by a ratio of three to one, and the consumers definitely appear to be unhappy with what has been proposed. Comments …

Another senior director in the enforcement unit at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has resigned, according to a published report. Kristen Donoghue, who was assistant director for enforcement at the CFPB, followed Eric Blankenstein, who was the policy director for supervision, enforcement, and fair lending, out the door, although it’s …

More than 200 participants, 33 Sponsors, and over a dozen volunteers participated in the CenterPoint Legal Solutions TopGolf Charity Event held on May 15, 2019, in Minneapolis, MN. The event raised more than $20,000 dollars for Elite Meet and Naked Warrior Project, two military charities active within our veteran communities. …

Ladies and gentleman, start your comments. The 90-day comment window on the proposed debt collection rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened today following its publication in the Federal Register, and will remain open until August 19, 2019. Comments on the proposed rule can be submitted via an online …

May 13, 2019 — Solutions by Text wants to applaud the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in understanding the popularity of communicating via text message and incorporating that communication channel in its proposed rule implementing the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The CFPB earlier this week released its proposed debt collection …

The Director of Supervision, Enforcement, and Fair Lending at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, who last year came under fire for racist comments he made under a pen name 15 years ago, has announced he is leaving his position at the Bureau. Eric Blankenstein, who joined the CFPB last year …

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was written by Melissa Coutier from DCM Services. Did you say audit? Audit requests for companies like DCM Services are part of our everyday operations and environment. Our team understands that audit preparation is a large, but very important endeavor. Being an auditee involves a time …