Katabat

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 12, 2019 — Katabat, a leading global supplier of debt management software solutions, has launched Easy Collect, a powerful, yet easy to deploy, mobile payment portal for lenders and debt collection agencies. Easy Collect is the industry’s simplest, fastest digital payments solution, allowing lenders and agencies to reach borrowers via integrated email and SMS messaging and creating a hassle-free payment experience that helps increase collections. “Our clients w

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Fico Collections

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The Contingent Reimbursement Model (CRM) is a UK payments industry initiative designed to reimburse victims of authorised push payment fraud (APP fraud). Over the past decade, there has been an ever increasing stream of APP fraud where social engineering techniques are used to trick people or representatives of businesses to send money from their bank accounts to a fraudster.

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Optio Solutions

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Auditing third party collection agencies is standard procedure among corporate clients in today’s business world. The reason for conducting audits is simple. Clients want to confirm that agencies are protecting their interest with compliant practices and efficient collection efforts that result in a favorable return on investment, brand protection, and customer retention.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

In a recent appeal directly to the Fifth Circuit from a Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court, the court affirmed the bankruptcy court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration. In Henry v. Educational Financial Service, the Chapter 13 debtor initiated an adversary proceeding against her creditor asserting the creditor violated the discharge injunction by attempting to collect a discharged debt.

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Consumer Finance Watch

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Diana M. Eng and Alina Levi. In U.S. Bank N.A. v. Gordon , 176 A.D.3d 1006 (2d Dept. 2019), the New York Appellate Division, Second Department, held that a notice of default stating that if the loan was not made current, the lender “will automatically accelerate [the] loan,” was “merely an expression of future intent” and therefore did not accelerate the borrowers’ debt.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

If you’re still waiting on cash, checks or money orders, there’s a better way. Consumers want, and you can offer them, electronic payment processing, via credit or debit card. Many law firms avoid this option, because of payment processing fees associated with these systems; but, the fact of the matter is that electronic payment processing tools get you more money, sooner -- and, even assuming the processing fees attached to these accounts, they still cost less than traditional payment methods w

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Consumer Financial Services Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

On November 14, 2019, the House Committee on Financial Services passed the following bills which would amend the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and tighten consumer protections. The bills will now make their way to full House for further consideration. The Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019 (H.R. 5021 ) is a response to the proposed Debt Collection Rules and proposes to prohibit a debt collector from contacting a consumer by email or text message without a consumer’s conse

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BN Lawyers

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Robert “R.J.” Shannon joined the Equal Access to Justice Society of the Houston Volunteer Lawyers program. Members of the Equal Access to Justice Society commit to minimum pro bono legal services to low income residents of the Houston area and contribute to continuing legal education programs to promote effective pro bono representation by its members.

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BN Lawyers

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Manuel “Manny” Newburger has been admitted as an attorney in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mr. Newburger is now admitted to practice in the states of Texas, Colorado and Massachusetts. He was also recently admitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He has now been admitted to practice in over 20 federal district courts. .

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Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.

BN Lawyers

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Robert “R.J.” Shannon’s white paper “Chapter 22 Frequently Asked Questions” was submitted as part of a presentation titled “Recidivist Debtors: Chapter 22s of Oil and Gas Business Debtors. Why is it Happening Now?” at the 38 th Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference on November 14, 2019 in Austin, Texas. Mr. Shannon served as materials coordinator for a panel presentation by lawyers and financial advisors.

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