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Who Is Seize Assets?
By: Robert Pinchuck SeizeAssets.com investigates debtors and companies and produces actionable data which is extremely desirable for many different groups of clientele looking to find assets. For example, debt buyers …
Damages That Debtors Have Been Awarded When Suing Collectors. FYI – Be Careful
By: Robert Pinchuck There are thousands of demands made on creditors, collection agencies, debt buyers, and other attorneys every month by FDCPA litigant attorneys. The business is showing no signs …
Ways to Locate Hidden Assets
It’s no easy task, but you have to be creative to locate assets – especially when dealing with debtors who are actively finding ways to hide them. For example, buying …

Debt Collection To Pay $4 Million Dollar Settlement
BOSTON (AP) — The attorney general of Massachusetts says one of the nation’s largest debt collection companies has agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations that it engaged in …
CFPB And States File Action Against Student Loan Debt Relief Companies And Individual Owners And Managers
The CFPB, joined by the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, North Carolina Department of Justice, and the Los Angeles City Attorney, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the …
Contacting Parents, Spouses Or Others To Obtain Payment
Healthcare providers sometimes mistakenly assume that they cannot contact a patient’s spouse, parents, or other third parties to obtain payment without the patient’s consent.
CDIA And Metro 2 Approve New Special Comment Code For Extinguished Debts
Recently, the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) and the Metro 2 Taskforce approved a new Special Comment Code in FAQ 69. According to CDIA’s press release , the new code, …

Third Circuit Doubles Down On §1692f Violations
The Third Circuit recently doubled-down on its decision in Douglass v. Convergent Outsourcing, 765 F.3d 299 (3rd Cir. 2014). In Douglass, the Third Circuit held that displaying an internal collection …
Dean Bill Aims To Curb Aggressive Debt Collection Tactics Targeting Military Service Members
Congressional lawmakers have introduced scores of bills this legislative session to help veterans across the country, including one to end the so-called widow’s tax and another to extend pensions to …
CA Governor Signs Consumer Call Protect Act – TCPA Enforcement Efforts May Follow
On October 2, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 208 (“SB 208”), the Consumer Call Protection Act of 2019. The law seeks to protect consumers from fraudulent robocalls.

Trade Mark Re-filing And Bad Faith – Go Directly to Jail. Do Not Pass GO, Do Not Collect $200
Hasbro Inc. (Hasbro), owner of the well-loved board game Monopoly, suffered a defeat on 22 July 2019, before the EUIPO Board of Appeal in relation to the MONOPOLY trade mark. …
Puerto Rico Chaos May Empower U.S. Oversight Board As Rossello Exit Looms
Since the disclosure almost two weeks ago of scandalous text messages among Rossello’s inner circle, the administration had already lost its investment officer, press secretary and two fiscal agency heads …
IMF Won’t Stop China From Turning Pakistan Into The Next Sri Lanka
A $6 billion loan approved from the International Monetary Fund this week will ease Pakistan’s debt problems, for now. But it won’t stop China from turning the country into the …

How Did A Hacker Allegedly Access A Million Customers’ Personal Data? Let The FTC Count The Ways.
The FTC has reached a settlement with technology company InfoTrax Systems, L.C. and its CEO (collectively, “InfoTrax”), resolving allegations that InfoTrax failed to implement reasonable security safeguards, in violation of …
The Saga Continues: EEO-1 Pay Data Collection Extended Again
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan ruled that the EEOC may not discontinue its pay data collection efforts on November 11, 2019, but rather, must continue its …
Southern District of New York Holds TCPA Claim Fails To Satisfy Minimum Pleadings Requirements When Simply Parroting Statute
Plaintiff filed suit against various corporate defendants alleging that they used an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) to call his cell phone in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act …

Empereon-Constar Announces Nearshore Expansion to Mexico City
Phoenix, Arizona (November 19, 2019) – Empereon-Constar, a leading provider of end-to-end customer engagement and customer management solutions, announce a significant expansion of the company’s nearshore service offerings through the …
BeeSeen Solutions announces its strategic partnership with Cornerstone
BeeSeen Solutions, a premier provider in developing highly effective digital marketing strategies located in Long Island, New York announced today a strategic partnership with Cornerstone Support, Inc., a leading Compliance …
NACM Commercial Services Earns Certificate of Accreditation and Compliance
Wednesday, November 13, 2019-Chicago-Commercial Collection Agencies of America is proud to announce NACM Commercial Services has recently earned the industry-respected Certificate of Accreditation and Compliance. NACM-Commercial Services, headquartered in Portland, …
Altus Earns Certificate of Accreditation and Compliance
After adhering to the rigorous requirements of the application process and onsite visit, Altus Receivables Management (previously Altus Global Trade Solutions) headquartered in Kenner, Louisiana will now be one of …

Debt Collection To Pay $4 Million Dollar Settlement
BOSTON (AP) — The attorney general of Massachusetts says one of the nation’s largest debt collection companies has agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations that it engaged in …
CFPB And States File Action Against Student Loan Debt Relief Companies And Individual Owners And Managers
The CFPB, joined by the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, North Carolina Department of Justice, and the Los Angeles City Attorney, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the …
Contacting Parents, Spouses Or Others To Obtain Payment
Healthcare providers sometimes mistakenly assume that they cannot contact a patient’s spouse, parents, or other third parties to obtain payment without the patient’s consent.
CDIA And Metro 2 Approve New Special Comment Code For Extinguished Debts
Recently, the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) and the Metro 2 Taskforce approved a new Special Comment Code in FAQ 69. According to CDIA’s press release , the new code, …

Third Circuit Doubles Down On §1692f Violations
The Third Circuit recently doubled-down on its decision in Douglass v. Convergent Outsourcing, 765 F.3d 299 (3rd Cir. 2014). In Douglass, the Third Circuit held that displaying an internal collection …
Dean Bill Aims To Curb Aggressive Debt Collection Tactics Targeting Military Service Members
Congressional lawmakers have introduced scores of bills this legislative session to help veterans across the country, including one to end the so-called widow’s tax and another to extend pensions to …
CA Governor Signs Consumer Call Protect Act – TCPA Enforcement Efforts May Follow
On October 2, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 208 (“SB 208”), the Consumer Call Protection Act of 2019. The law seeks to protect consumers from fraudulent robocalls.

Trade Mark Re-filing And Bad Faith – Go Directly to Jail. Do Not Pass GO, Do Not Collect $200
Hasbro Inc. (Hasbro), owner of the well-loved board game Monopoly, suffered a defeat on 22 July 2019, before the EUIPO Board of Appeal in relation to the MONOPOLY trade mark. …
Puerto Rico Chaos May Empower U.S. Oversight Board As Rossello Exit Looms
Since the disclosure almost two weeks ago of scandalous text messages among Rossello’s inner circle, the administration had already lost its investment officer, press secretary and two fiscal agency heads …
IMF Won’t Stop China From Turning Pakistan Into The Next Sri Lanka
A $6 billion loan approved from the International Monetary Fund this week will ease Pakistan’s debt problems, for now. But it won’t stop China from turning the country into the …

How Did A Hacker Allegedly Access A Million Customers’ Personal Data? Let The FTC Count The Ways.
The FTC has reached a settlement with technology company InfoTrax Systems, L.C. and its CEO (collectively, “InfoTrax”), resolving allegations that InfoTrax failed to implement reasonable security safeguards, in violation of …
The Saga Continues: EEO-1 Pay Data Collection Extended Again
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan ruled that the EEOC may not discontinue its pay data collection efforts on November 11, 2019, but rather, must continue its …
Southern District of New York Holds TCPA Claim Fails To Satisfy Minimum Pleadings Requirements When Simply Parroting Statute
Plaintiff filed suit against various corporate defendants alleging that they used an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) to call his cell phone in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act …

Who Is Seize Assets?
By: Robert Pinchuck SeizeAssets.com investigates debtors and companies and produces actionable data which is extremely desirable for many different groups of clientele looking to find assets. For example, debt buyers …
Damages That Debtors Have Been Awarded When Suing Collectors. FYI – Be Careful
By: Robert Pinchuck There are thousands of demands made on creditors, collection agencies, debt buyers, and other attorneys every month by FDCPA litigant attorneys. The business is showing no signs …
Ways to Locate Hidden Assets
It’s no easy task, but you have to be creative to locate assets – especially when dealing with debtors who are actively finding ways to hide them. For example, buying …

Empereon-Constar Announces Nearshore Expansion to Mexico City
Phoenix, Arizona (November 19, 2019) – Empereon-Constar, a leading provider of end-to-end customer engagement and customer management solutions, announce a significant expansion of the company’s nearshore service offerings through the …
BeeSeen Solutions announces its strategic partnership with Cornerstone
BeeSeen Solutions, a premier provider in developing highly effective digital marketing strategies located in Long Island, New York announced today a strategic partnership with Cornerstone Support, Inc., a leading Compliance …
NACM Commercial Services Earns Certificate of Accreditation and Compliance
Wednesday, November 13, 2019-Chicago-Commercial Collection Agencies of America is proud to announce NACM Commercial Services has recently earned the industry-respected Certificate of Accreditation and Compliance. NACM-Commercial Services, headquartered in Portland, …
Altus Earns Certificate of Accreditation and Compliance
After adhering to the rigorous requirements of the application process and onsite visit, Altus Receivables Management (previously Altus Global Trade Solutions) headquartered in Kenner, Louisiana will now be one of …