The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday issued a warning toward companies in the financial service industry, including those in the debt collections market, to make sure they are not engaging in any activities that could be found to be discriminatory, including in areas where fair lending laws may not apply. …
Read More »Appeals Court Affirms Ruling For Defendant in Discrimination Case
The following is not directly related to the accounts receivable management industry, but does underscore the importance of making sure that employees and collectors are not able to use the information they have access to in other jobs that they may have outside of working at a collection agency. The …
Read More »Federal Gov’t Announces Crackdown on Discrimination in Financial Services
It might not specifically mention debt collection or the accounts receivable management industry, but everyone’s ears should still be perking up after a number of departments within the federal government on Friday announced a crackdown on discrimination in the financial services industry. The Department of Justice, in conjunction with the …
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