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Acting FTC Chair Outlines Priorities

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Much has been written about how changes at the top of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are going to impact the accounts receivable management industry, but there are two other government regulators that also police debt collectors — the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.

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Prodigal Raises $12M in Series A Funding

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More proof that there is plenty of interest from investors in the accounts receivable management industry came yesterday, in the form of a $12 million Series A funding announcement from Prodigal, a technology company that provides an automation platform for debt buyers, debt collectors, and creditors rights law firms.

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Conn. Regulator Fines Collector For Collecting Interest on One Account

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The Connecticut Department of Banking has fined a debt collector for collecting interest in violation of state law on one account during a 15-year period, in the latest in a series of enforcement actions taken against companies in the accounts receivable management industry.

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Report Delves Into Buffalo’s Origins as Epicenter of Illegal Collection Operations

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A published media report aims to answer a question that many in the accounts receivable management industry have long asked — Why is Buffalo the epicenter for illegal debt collection activity?

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Judge Grants MSJ For Defendant in FDCPA Class Action For Lack of Standing

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Companies in the accounts receivable management industry can add “irritation,” “concern,” “feeling targeted,” and “hustled,” to the list of harms that do not create standing to sue in federal court when accusing a debt collector of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act after a District Court (..)

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Daily Digest – August 31. Noted Plaintiff’s Attorney Resigns from Practice of Law; Judge Grants MTD Over Offer of More Credit in Letter

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NOTED PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY RESIGNS FROM PRACTICE OF LAW Maxim Maximov, a plaintiff’s attorney whose name is well known within the accounts receivable management industry, has resigned his practice following an investigation by three judicial districts within the New York State Court System.

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House Report on AI Includes Interview with Debt Collector

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The House Committee on Financial Services Working Group on Artificial Intelligence yesterday released a bipartisan report that summarized six different roundtable meetings that were had with different companies — including one from the accounts receivable management industry. The focus of the 12 members […]