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Georgia AG announces settlement with debt collection company
On April 4, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (“AG Carr”) announced an $8.5 million settlement with a national debt collection company, resolving alleged Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Georgia Fair …
Mulvaney Lays Into Elizabeth Warren Believers At CFPB
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s acting director laid into believers of Senator Elizabeth Warren at the agency today. Mick Mulvaney attacked what he claimed is a small group of ideologues …
A Call for Change: D.C. Circuit Dials Back FCC’s 2015 TCPA Ruling
Now that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has issued its long-awaited decision in ACA Int’l v. FCC, courts and litigants must determine the implications of this …

Falls woman admits to running bogus debt collection services
BUFFALO — A Falls woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a debt collection scheme. Debbie Seright, 52, entered her plea during a proceeding in …
Student Loan Lawsuit: Servicer Sues Connecticut Over Tough Consumer Protection Laws
In the past several months, news has cycled from one student loan lawsuit to another. State attorneys general have filed suits against servicers, and there are even individual and class …
Mulvaney Recommends Changes to Increase CFPB Accountability
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) managed approximately 317,000 consumer complaints between October 2016 and September 2017, according to the semi-annual report of the CFPB for the period of April …

Vulgar texts possibly from bill collector leads to a federal lawsuit
Unique hardly describes the lawsuit Scarlett Watts and her attorney recently filed in Florida federal court. Scarlett Watts said she was only days late on her house payment when her mortgage …
FCRA Consumer Litigation Filings Continue to Increase in February 2018
In February 2018, Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) cases led consumer litigation filings with 422 plaintiffs – nearly 60 percent higher than in February 2017 – while Telephone Consumer Protection …
Kansas sues feds over ‘egregiously hardline position’ on $11 million
TOPEKA – Kansas is suing over $11 million that it says a federal agency is improperly trying to take through an “egregiously hardline position.” The Kansas Department for Administration filed …

Truro-based debt recovery company MIL Collections Ltd defeated over ‘unreasonable’ pursuit of BBC reporter David George over parking penalty
A BBC television reporter has had a parking fine quashed after a judge found the conduct of the debt recovery agency pursuing him as unreasonable. Truro -based company MIL Collections …
Action Fraud issues warning over new debt-collection scam – and tips on how to avoid it
Authorities are warning UK consumers and businesses to be aware of a new financial scam in which fraudsters claim to be collecting debts from legitimate bailiff companies over bogus magazine …
Creditor’s Ability to Recover in the UK From Debt Owed Under Letters of Credit
Your client has a judgment or arbitral award and becomes aware of an unrelated contract where the judgment debtor is to be paid through letters of credit issued by a …

Joe Adams Named 2018 Who’s Who in Compliance By Collection Advisor
Phoenix, Arizona (March23, 2018) –Constar Financial Service’s Chief Compliance Officer, Joe Adams CCCO, CRCP, CIA, Executive Vice President, Hampton Pryor Group was recognized in the 2018 Who’s Who in Compliance …
The National Creditors Bar Association Responds To The ACLU’s Report: “The Criminalization Of Private Debt”
The National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA) takes exception with last month’s American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) report which proclaimed that thousands of individuals were being arrested and jailed for the …
RMA Adopts National Standards for the Purchase of Auto Receivables
March 9, 2018 (Sacramento, CA) – Last week, the RMA International Certification Council formally adopted version 6.0 of the Receivables Management Certification Program (RMCP), after a seven-month deliberation, drafting, and review …

Georgia AG announces settlement with debt collection company
On April 4, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (“AG Carr”) announced an $8.5 million settlement with a national debt collection company, resolving alleged Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Georgia Fair …
Mulvaney Lays Into Elizabeth Warren Believers At CFPB
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s acting director laid into believers of Senator Elizabeth Warren at the agency today. Mick Mulvaney attacked what he claimed is a small group of ideologues …
A Call for Change: D.C. Circuit Dials Back FCC’s 2015 TCPA Ruling
Now that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has issued its long-awaited decision in ACA Int’l v. FCC, courts and litigants must determine the implications of this …

Falls woman admits to running bogus debt collection services
BUFFALO — A Falls woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a debt collection scheme. Debbie Seright, 52, entered her plea during a proceeding in …
Student Loan Lawsuit: Servicer Sues Connecticut Over Tough Consumer Protection Laws
In the past several months, news has cycled from one student loan lawsuit to another. State attorneys general have filed suits against servicers, and there are even individual and class …
Mulvaney Recommends Changes to Increase CFPB Accountability
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) managed approximately 317,000 consumer complaints between October 2016 and September 2017, according to the semi-annual report of the CFPB for the period of April …

Vulgar texts possibly from bill collector leads to a federal lawsuit
Unique hardly describes the lawsuit Scarlett Watts and her attorney recently filed in Florida federal court. Scarlett Watts said she was only days late on her house payment when her mortgage …
FCRA Consumer Litigation Filings Continue to Increase in February 2018
In February 2018, Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) cases led consumer litigation filings with 422 plaintiffs – nearly 60 percent higher than in February 2017 – while Telephone Consumer Protection …
Kansas sues feds over ‘egregiously hardline position’ on $11 million
TOPEKA – Kansas is suing over $11 million that it says a federal agency is improperly trying to take through an “egregiously hardline position.” The Kansas Department for Administration filed …

Truro-based debt recovery company MIL Collections Ltd defeated over ‘unreasonable’ pursuit of BBC reporter David George over parking penalty
A BBC television reporter has had a parking fine quashed after a judge found the conduct of the debt recovery agency pursuing him as unreasonable. Truro -based company MIL Collections …
Action Fraud issues warning over new debt-collection scam – and tips on how to avoid it
Authorities are warning UK consumers and businesses to be aware of a new financial scam in which fraudsters claim to be collecting debts from legitimate bailiff companies over bogus magazine …
Creditor’s Ability to Recover in the UK From Debt Owed Under Letters of Credit
Your client has a judgment or arbitral award and becomes aware of an unrelated contract where the judgment debtor is to be paid through letters of credit issued by a …

Joe Adams Named 2018 Who’s Who in Compliance By Collection Advisor
Phoenix, Arizona (March23, 2018) –Constar Financial Service’s Chief Compliance Officer, Joe Adams CCCO, CRCP, CIA, Executive Vice President, Hampton Pryor Group was recognized in the 2018 Who’s Who in Compliance …
The National Creditors Bar Association Responds To The ACLU’s Report: “The Criminalization Of Private Debt”
The National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA) takes exception with last month’s American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) report which proclaimed that thousands of individuals were being arrested and jailed for the …
RMA Adopts National Standards for the Purchase of Auto Receivables
March 9, 2018 (Sacramento, CA) – Last week, the RMA International Certification Council formally adopted version 6.0 of the Receivables Management Certification Program (RMCP), after a seven-month deliberation, drafting, and review …