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Third Circuit Holds Debt Buyer Plainly Qualified as a “Debt Collector” Under FDCPA
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in Tepper v. Amos Fin., LLC, that debt buyers (i.e., entities collecting, on their own behalf, consumer debts they acquired …
Military Lending Improvement Act of 2018 Introduced in the U.S. Senate
On August 1, 2018, Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Florida) introduced S. 3334 captioned “The Military Lending Improvement Act of 2018” in the United States Senate to “expand and improve” credit protections …
Prominent political donor helps pornographers, payday loan debt collectors and offshore gambling operations
One customer was a debt collector that threatened to jail people if they didn’t pay back loans that they never took out. Another was an offshore gambling operation that hid …

Stats on consumer debt collection aren’t as rosy as they look
American consumers, especially those with low credit scores, appear to have benefited in recent quarters from broad changes in how third-party collection agencies report collection accounts to credit bureaus, according …
Problems found with security at private tax debt collection agencies
The private debt collection agencies that have contracted with the Internal Revenue Service to help collect overdue tax receivables have some security vulnerabilities, according to a new government report.
True Blue!: Yet Another Court Finds FCC’s TCPA Orders Were Vacated by ACA Int’l and Calls to Lists of Numbers Not Robocalls Covered by the TCPA
In a new district court opinion out of the E.D. District of Michigan a court found yesterday that dialers calling from a list do not qualify as automated telephone dialing …

Senators Question FCC Commissioners on TCPA at Oversight Hearing; Thune Urges Commission to Restore Reason to the TCPA Rules
As we highlighted earlier this week, the FCC Chairman and Commissioners testified today before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, chaired by Senator Thune. Senator Thune kicked off …
New Lawsuit Challenges Illegal ‘Debtors’ Prison’ System in Arkansas County
A new class action lawsuit alleges that a state court judge has created an illegal debtor’s prison system in White County, Arkansas. The suit is the latest in a nationwide …
Drivers ticketed for speeding on I-80 could get their money back as part of a class action lawsuit
Trumbull County — Speed cameras have been a source of fierce debate for years. Now, they’re the source of a Federal class action lawsuit here in Ohio. The suit is …

Court action will expose South African debt industry’s ‘dirty little secret’: expert
The legal action taken by the Stellenbosch Law Clinic against all the major role players in the credit industry will expose one of the biggest scandals that has been plaguing …
Encore Capital Group Announces Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG), an international specialty finance company providing debt recovery solutions for consumers across a broad range of assets, …
China Debt Collection Software Market Marketing Channel with Development Trend and Market Positioning with forecast 2023
China Debt Collection Software Market 2018 absolutely analyses Outstanding highlights of the business. The analysis serves market estimate, China Debt Collection Software most recent patterns, drivers, threats, opportunities, and also …

The “DISH” on Unilateral Revocation: Another U.S. District Court Holds No Unilateral Revocation of Consent under the TCPA
On August 9, 2018, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama agreed with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Reyes v. Lincoln Auto. Fin. …
Appellate court rules toll debts not protected under Fair Debt Collections Practice Act
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision that ruled unpaid highway toll debt cannot support a consumer claim under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. …
Fluvanna County Schools may use debt collectors for school lunch debts
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) —- The new school year is right around the corner, but one school district is still dealing with thousands of dollars of school lunch debt. Fluvanna County …

Soaring bankruptcy rates signal a ‘coming storm of broke elderly,’ study finds
Older Americans are filing for bankruptcy at more than double the rate of just 25 years ago, a sign of a “coming storm of broke elderly,” a new study finds. …
Trump tariffs have forced us into bankruptcy and liquidation, says PC case maker CaseLabs
A high-end PC case maker says it has been “forced into bankruptcy and liquidation” by tariffs introduced by Donald Trump. CaseLabs, which makes custom towers for computers and has a high-profile …
Brookstone files for bankruptcy, will close all its mall locations
Retail chain and shopping mall staple Brookstone has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As a result, after over 40 years of business, the company announced it would be closing all …

a360inc and National Creditors Bar Association Announce National Partnership
[DALLAS, TX] Today a360inc, a leading technology and outsourcing solutions company, and National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA) are pleased to announce a national partnership designed to provide access to compliance …
Reliant Account Management Partners with Telrock To Drive Enhanced Customer Engagement
Knoxville, TN – July 11, 2018 – Reliant Account Management (RAM) announces a strategic and operational partnership with Telrock, a global SaaS provider of digital channel customer engagement tools used …
NCBA Member Prevails in Meaningful Attorney Involvement Case
National Creditors Bar Association is the only national bar association that is dedicated to serving attorneys engaged in the practice of creditors rights law. NCBA fosters and advances professional practices …

Third Circuit Holds Debt Buyer Plainly Qualified as a “Debt Collector” Under FDCPA
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in Tepper v. Amos Fin., LLC, that debt buyers (i.e., entities collecting, on their own behalf, consumer debts they acquired …
Military Lending Improvement Act of 2018 Introduced in the U.S. Senate
On August 1, 2018, Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Florida) introduced S. 3334 captioned “The Military Lending Improvement Act of 2018” in the United States Senate to “expand and improve” credit protections …
Prominent political donor helps pornographers, payday loan debt collectors and offshore gambling operations
One customer was a debt collector that threatened to jail people if they didn’t pay back loans that they never took out. Another was an offshore gambling operation that hid …

Stats on consumer debt collection aren’t as rosy as they look
American consumers, especially those with low credit scores, appear to have benefited in recent quarters from broad changes in how third-party collection agencies report collection accounts to credit bureaus, according …
Problems found with security at private tax debt collection agencies
The private debt collection agencies that have contracted with the Internal Revenue Service to help collect overdue tax receivables have some security vulnerabilities, according to a new government report.
True Blue!: Yet Another Court Finds FCC’s TCPA Orders Were Vacated by ACA Int’l and Calls to Lists of Numbers Not Robocalls Covered by the TCPA
In a new district court opinion out of the E.D. District of Michigan a court found yesterday that dialers calling from a list do not qualify as automated telephone dialing …

Senators Question FCC Commissioners on TCPA at Oversight Hearing; Thune Urges Commission to Restore Reason to the TCPA Rules
As we highlighted earlier this week, the FCC Chairman and Commissioners testified today before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, chaired by Senator Thune. Senator Thune kicked off …
New Lawsuit Challenges Illegal ‘Debtors’ Prison’ System in Arkansas County
A new class action lawsuit alleges that a state court judge has created an illegal debtor’s prison system in White County, Arkansas. The suit is the latest in a nationwide …
Drivers ticketed for speeding on I-80 could get their money back as part of a class action lawsuit
Trumbull County — Speed cameras have been a source of fierce debate for years. Now, they’re the source of a Federal class action lawsuit here in Ohio. The suit is …

Court action will expose South African debt industry’s ‘dirty little secret’: expert
The legal action taken by the Stellenbosch Law Clinic against all the major role players in the credit industry will expose one of the biggest scandals that has been plaguing …
Encore Capital Group Announces Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG), an international specialty finance company providing debt recovery solutions for consumers across a broad range of assets, …
China Debt Collection Software Market Marketing Channel with Development Trend and Market Positioning with forecast 2023
China Debt Collection Software Market 2018 absolutely analyses Outstanding highlights of the business. The analysis serves market estimate, China Debt Collection Software most recent patterns, drivers, threats, opportunities, and also …

The “DISH” on Unilateral Revocation: Another U.S. District Court Holds No Unilateral Revocation of Consent under the TCPA
On August 9, 2018, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama agreed with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Reyes v. Lincoln Auto. Fin. …
Appellate court rules toll debts not protected under Fair Debt Collections Practice Act
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision that ruled unpaid highway toll debt cannot support a consumer claim under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. …
Fluvanna County Schools may use debt collectors for school lunch debts
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) —- The new school year is right around the corner, but one school district is still dealing with thousands of dollars of school lunch debt. Fluvanna County …

Soaring bankruptcy rates signal a ‘coming storm of broke elderly,’ study finds
Older Americans are filing for bankruptcy at more than double the rate of just 25 years ago, a sign of a “coming storm of broke elderly,” a new study finds. …
Trump tariffs have forced us into bankruptcy and liquidation, says PC case maker CaseLabs
A high-end PC case maker says it has been “forced into bankruptcy and liquidation” by tariffs introduced by Donald Trump. CaseLabs, which makes custom towers for computers and has a high-profile …
Brookstone files for bankruptcy, will close all its mall locations
Retail chain and shopping mall staple Brookstone has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As a result, after over 40 years of business, the company announced it would be closing all …

a360inc and National Creditors Bar Association Announce National Partnership
[DALLAS, TX] Today a360inc, a leading technology and outsourcing solutions company, and National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA) are pleased to announce a national partnership designed to provide access to compliance …
Reliant Account Management Partners with Telrock To Drive Enhanced Customer Engagement
Knoxville, TN – July 11, 2018 – Reliant Account Management (RAM) announces a strategic and operational partnership with Telrock, a global SaaS provider of digital channel customer engagement tools used …
NCBA Member Prevails in Meaningful Attorney Involvement Case
National Creditors Bar Association is the only national bar association that is dedicated to serving attorneys engaged in the practice of creditors rights law. NCBA fosters and advances professional practices …