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Golden Years Going Plastic: AARP Finds Older Adults Swiping for Survival

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Why it matters: For professionals in debt collection agencies, debt buying companies, fintechs, banks, credit unions, and consumer finance firms, these findings underscore a growing vulnerability among older borrowers.

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Compliance Digest – February 24

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California Appeals Court Reverses Judgment in Debt Buyer Case A California Appeals Court has reversed a lower courts ruling in favor of a debt buyer, determining that consumers do not need to show actual damages to pursue statutory damages under the Fair Debt Buying Practices Act (FDBPA). More details here.

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How a Medical Collection Agency works?

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Since debt collectors are on the phone all day long, they know every tactic to get paid. Compliance with Laws and Regulations : Medical collection agencies must comply with various laws and regulations such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) which sets standards for how debt collectors must conduct themselves.

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Maryland Regulator Sets Informational Meeting For Debt Collectors

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The session will feature a discussion of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s debt collection rule, the Maryland Consumer Debt Collection Act, medical debt collection, debt buying, consumer privacy and data security, the State Examination System and the use of technology to improve operations and compliance.

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Can You Buy Your Own Debt?

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However, you can’t actually do this due to how debt buying works. Debts of this nature are sold in large bundles to debt collectors and other agencies. Learn more about how debt buying works, why it’s not an answer to your debt concerns, and what you can do to handle debt instead below.

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Debtor Protections and Consumer Rights in New York: An Attorney’s Perspective

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Here is an overview of the NYC law on debt collection: The consumer or debtor can ask the debt collector or attorney to verify the debt or show proof of verification upon collection. Consumers must be aware that the debt they are being collected for is valid. You must inform consumers about the debt specifics.

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Debt Collectors Are Thriving This Year – And Now They’re Filing Even More Suits

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It was a great time to be a debt collector. In August, Encore Capital, the largest debt buyer in the country, announced that it had doubled its previous record for earnings in a quarter. Finding themselves with enough money to settle old debts, people responded to collectors’ calls and letters.