Debt Recoveries

APRIL 16, 2023

A lot of clients in need of debt collection assistance could be undecided about using commision-based debt collection or legal action. A debt collector and lawyer who focuses on debt collection advises clients to pursue payment of their obligations as soon as possible since the longer they wait, the more difficult it will be to do so. Being the first to act is also crucial because debtors can owe money to other parties who are also attempting to get paid.

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Direct Recovery

APRIL 18, 2023

Taking on debt is one of the most common ways to fuel a rapidly growing small business. But that debt can quickly become an anchor weighing down the entire company if growth sputters, and the resulting collections can be even more problematic than the debt in the first place. If your business regularly offers credit terms on B2B sales, it is essential to ensure clients stay current on their payment plans.

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Account Recovery

APRIL 20, 2023

Clerkie, San Francisco-based company announced this week that it has raised $33 million in a Series A funding round — led by Left Lane Capital, with participation from Wellington Management Company, Flourish Ventures, Citi Ventures, CMFG Ventures, and Vestigo Ventures. This brings Clerkie’s total funding to $41 million, following a $6 million seed round.

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Fico Collections

APRIL 20, 2023

Home Blog FICO Real-Time Payments Survey Reveals Growth in Usage - and Scams Real-time payments are a growing global phenomenon, but the shifting payments landscape is also giving fraudsters new attack vectors FICO Admin Tue, 07/02/2019 - 02:45 by Debbie Cobb Senior Director, Product Management expand_less Back To Top Thu, 04/20/2023 - 11:20 Real-time payments have become popular worldwide, with volumes growing by double digits quarter over quarter for four straight years.

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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

APRIL 19, 2023

During this, The Great Resignation Era, I thought it would be helpful to start a regular posting of different jobs within the accounts receivable management industry that I have found online. Please make sure to do your own due diligence before applying for a position included here or accepting any offers. This is merely meant … The post 24 Companies Seeking Collection Talent first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net.

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Credit Corp

APRIL 19, 2023

Many or all of the products featured here are from our partners who compensate us. This may influence which products we write about and where and how the product appears on a page. However, this does not influence our evaluations. Many people with good credit scores own at least one credit card, with 82% of all credit card holders boasting credit scores of 680 and higher.

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Consumer Finance

APRIL 18, 2023

CFPB Office of Servicemember Affairs Assistant Director Jim Rice discusses recent CFPB efforts to understand the veteran financial experience, enforce the law, and coordinate efforts across the federal government and in the states.

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Account Recovery

APRIL 21, 2023

COMPLAINT ACCUSES COLLECTOR OF NOT KNOWING DEBT WAS PREVIOUSLY DISPUTED & LITIGATED A collector has removed a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit to federal court after it was accused of failing to send a validation notice prior to furnishing information about the debt to the credit reporting agencies and for attempting to collect on … The post Daily Digest – April 21.

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Troutman Sanders

APRIL 17, 2023

On April 14, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) submitted a statement of interest to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida arguing that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act’s (ECOA) prohibition on discrimination covers every aspect of an applicant’s dealings with a creditor, not just the specific terms of a loan (like the interest rate or fees).

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Speaker: Brian Muse-McKenney, Chief Revenue Officer & Matt Simester, Cards and Payments Expert

In today’s world of social media, dating apps, and remote work, businesses risk becoming irrelevant (or getting "ghosted") if they fail to meet the evolving needs of Gen Z consumers. Credit cards with flexible payment options, especially for young adults with little-to-no credit history, are a particularly important and valuable solution for this generation.

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Credit Corp

APRIL 20, 2023

Debit cards look and feel like credit cards. But they aren’t the same thing. Discover the difference between debit and credit cards in this quick guide, including what happens if you choose to run your debit card as credit when paying for goods or services. In This Piece Can You Use Your Debit Card as a Credit Card? What Happens When You Use a Debit Card as Credit?

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UK debt collections

APRIL 21, 2023

A London bailiffs company has hit back at a claim its enforcement officers are deliberately dressed to look like police to scare people into complying with their requests, saying at no point have they ever claimed to be law enforcement. After an article accused S&K Enforcement of dressing up like police to intimidate tenants out of their homes during the course of their work to enforce evictions , the firm pointed out that its officers used and wore similar equipment to police officers, but

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Account Recovery

APRIL 21, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series that is sponsored by WebRecon. WebRecon identifies serial plaintiffs lurking in your database BEFORE you contact them and expose yourself to a likely lawsuit. Protect your company from as many as one in three new consumer lawsuits by scrubbing your consumers through WebRecon first. Want to learn more? Call … The post Complaint Accuses Collector of Not Knowing Debt was Previously Disputed & Litigated first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net.

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Troutman Sanders

APRIL 21, 2023

On April 13, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion affirming a district court’s summary judgment order on the grounds that under Borden v. eFinancial, LLC , discussed here , to qualify as an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) the telephone system must store or produce randomly or sequentially generated telephone numbers, not just any numbers.

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Credit Corp

APRIL 20, 2023

Many or all of the products featured here are from our partners who compensate us. This may influence which products we write about and where and how the product appears on a page. However, this does not influence our evaluations. Those with a credit score of over 780 have an average car loan interest rate as low as 4.75 percent and individuals with a score below 500 pay an average interest rate as high as 20.62 percent.

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Fico Collections

APRIL 21, 2023

Home Blog FICO Leveraging DDA Data in Consumer Lending to Stay Competitive Q&A with Dale Robinson, credit risk executive at Ameriprise Financial Services, Bluestem Brands, HSBC and USBank FICO Admin Thu, 12/19/2019 - 16:29 by Sharon Tilley expand_less Back To Top Fri, 04/21/2023 - 15:00 Dale Robinson is an early adopter of consumer-permissioned demand-deposit account (DDA) data and scoring in retail credit, and an independent financial services consultant with over 20 years of experience as a cr

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Account Recovery

APRIL 21, 2023

In a case that was defended by Cooper Walker and the team at Frost Echols, a District Court judge in Massachusetts has granted a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action case that accused the defendant of not informing the plaintiff in a letter whether interest was … The post Judge Grants MJOP in FDCPA Class Over Lack of Interest Disclosure in Letter first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net.

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Consumer Finance

APRIL 20, 2023

Prepared remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on the proposed restoration of the FSOC’s authority to prevent shadow bank bailouts.

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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.

Credit Corp

APRIL 20, 2023

If you can write great copy for an ad or pen a lovely turn of phrase, you could make money from your skills. Keep reading to find out how to make money writing—one of the many ways you can boost your income online. How to Make Money Writing Authoring articles for magazines, writing compelling marketing descriptions for products, and self-publishing fiction; these are all ways you can turn your words into positive growth in your bank account.

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Troutman Sanders

APRIL 20, 2023

Please join Troutman Pepper Partner Chris Willis and his fellow Partner Julie Hoffmeister as they discuss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) recent request for information about data brokers and the potential interplay with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). During this episode, they expand on the CFPB’s potential FCRA rulemaking regarding data brokers, the CFPB’s intent to monitor data brokers and its desire to have greater oversight on the data broker industry, and the steps

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Account Recovery

APRIL 21, 2023

The bill with possibly the best name ever placed on a piece of legislation cleared a small hurdle yesterday as it makes another attempt at becoming law in North Carolina. The state’s Senate Health Care Committee yesterday held a hearing and subsequently passed the Medial Debt De-Weaponization Act, becoming the first of four Senate committees … The post North Carolina Medical Debt Bill Gets Hearing, Passes Senate Committee first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net.

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Sawin & Shea

APRIL 19, 2023

You’ve probably driven past storefronts with bright lights offering quick cash through payday loans. Or maybe you’ve seen the commercials on social media or TV. The companies that offer these short-term loans tout them as a surefire way to get out of a financial bind. Payday loans are incredibly risky. Instead of being helpful, they may cause your debt to spiral out of control.

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Speaker: Genevieve Hancock, CPA

Cash flow isn’t just about balancing numbers - it's about ensuring your organization is positioned for both immediate stability and long-term success. Understanding that cash flow management fuels every decision, every opportunity, and every growth phase is critical. But how can you shift from simply managing cash to strategically optimizing it for resilience?

Financial services

Credit Corp

APRIL 17, 2023

Many or all of the products featured here are from our partners who compensate us. This may influence which products we write about and where and how the product appears on a page. However, this does not influence our evaluations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw unemployment rates reach highs that we haven’t seen since the 1930s. By October 2021, unemployment reached a high of 4.9%, causing many to look for creative ways to earn an income.

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Fico Collections

APRIL 19, 2023

Home Blog FICO UK Credit Cards: Are "Established" Accounts in Trouble? FICO data reveals worrying trends developing amongst established credit card users as missed payments rise Darcy Sullivan Tue, 11/10/2020 - 12:17 by Liz Ruddick Principal Consultant expand_less Back To Top Wed, 04/19/2023 - 09:25 We have recently analysed UK personal credit card trends and found worrying payment patterns amongst customers who have held their cards for between one and five years, known as the Established vinta

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Account Recovery

APRIL 21, 2023

A healthcare practice in New York that performs bariatric surgery is in the spotlight this week for filing a bunch of lawsuits against patients who did not pay their bills, and the chief executive of the practice is putting the blame on the patients in a published report for not forwarding the checks they receive … The post Healthcare Practice Under Spotlight for Suing Patients first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net.

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On Guard

APRIL 20, 2023

At the same time, 24% report that being data-driven can help with efficiency Amsterdam, 20 April 2023 – Only 22% of finance professionals describe their organisation as data-driven, according to the FinTech Barometer, a survey conducted by Onguard on the financial status of Dutch companies for the sixth time this year. This involved surveying 311 CFOs, financial managers, and financial employees.

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