Account Recovery

MARCH 22, 2024

Suit Accuses Collector of Sending Text One Day After Plaintiff Opted Out Appeals Court Overturns Ruling in FDCPA Case, Says Plaintiff Lacked Standing Senators Encourage CFPB to Move Forward with Medical Debt Protections Fewer People Paying in Full WORTH NOTING: Tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot is nearly $1 billion.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

Most attorneys should probably be ruled by their calendars, with law practices running on deadlines. That’s especially true for litigation firms, which take direction from court rules and judges about when and how things get done. Of course, the problem with just taking a final deadline, and dropping that onto the calendar ( like: attend a hearing, send a document), is that you’re usually left just triaging everything , at the very last minute.

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Account Recovery

MARCH 22, 2024

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Hudson Weir

MARCH 22, 2024

If your company is struggling financially, it helps to have a broad understanding of the different business recovery options that are potentially available. But if your business needs urgent support, seek the support of experienced insolvency practitioners without delay. The total number of company insolvencies in 2023 was 25,158, the highest number since the year 1993 and 14% higher than 2022, according to The Gazette.

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Speaker: Mark Stovel

When it comes to automating, many firms focus on finding the latest tech, believing that efficiency is something achieved through new tools. Yet true efficiency is achieved by delivering real value to clients, not merely by upgraded systems. Without a clear approach, no level of automation can overcome the complexities of serving every client’s needs.

Account Recovery

MARCH 22, 2024

The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has vacated a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a plaintiff in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case and remanded the case back to the District Court so it can be dismissed because the plaintiff lacked standing to sue in the first place.

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Account Recovery

MARCH 22, 2024

Is the era of paying for things in full at once dying? Should collection agencies stop asking consumers to pay the balance of a debt in full? It might be worth considering, thanks in part to the growing popularity of Buy Now, Pay Later plans and increasing usage of split payments.

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Account Recovery

MARCH 22, 2024

A group of 10 Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-Ohio], the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, have sent a letter to the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau encouraging the regulator to move forward with its proposed rule that would remove medical debts from consumers’ credit reports.

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