UK debt collections

JULY 12, 2024

Xero, the global small business platform, today announced the findings of its ‘Settle Up’ report, which found 62 per cent of UK consumers surveyed expect tackling late payments to be a priority for government. 3 in 4 consumers (77 per cent) believe it falls to the government to make businesses behave responsibly.

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Account Recovery

MAY 4, 2021

Hunstein-Related Class Actions Continue Piling Up; Cordray Back in Federal Government appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net. Preferred Collection and Management Services. There have been … The post Daily Digest – May 4.

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UK debt collections

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The UK government has launched tougher measures to tackle SME late payments to small businesses as part of its upcoming Prompt Payment & Cash Flow Review. Following consultation, the government will take forward legislation to extend payment performance reporting obligations.

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UK debt collections

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Swiss government has started debt collection proceedings to recover almost half a million francs spent on Covid repatriations. Swiss authorities have begun debt collections against people who were flown back to the country at the government’s expense at the start of the pandemic. . million of an estimated 7.5

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Albuquerque Law

APRIL 6, 2022

The federal government has many programs available to assist citizens and their families if they face financial hardships. However, the United States Census Bureau reports that families who receive at least one kind of government aid held about the same amount of debt as those who did not participate in such benefit programs.

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Jimerson Firm

JULY 13, 2023

On May 25, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 346 (“SB 346”), which makes substantial changes to Florida construction law regarding prompt payment and retainage requirements on contracts between state and local governments and construction contractors on Florida construction projects for these governmental entities.

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Collection Industry News

JUNE 24, 2024

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) – The Bank for International Settlements warned on Sunday that rising government debt levels amid a number of major elections this year could roil global financial markets. Global government debt is already at record levels and elections ranging from the U.S. “You really want to avoid that.”

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Nerd Wallet

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Here are some of the government funding. The article PPP Is Gone, But Government Help for Small Businesses Isn’t originally appeared on NerdWallet. The PPP concluded on May 31, but as businesses forge ahead in the recovery process, they may find a continued need for affordable financing. Randa Kriss writes for NerdWallet.

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Nerd Wallet

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The article How the Government's Response to Inflation Could Help Savers originally appeared on NerdWallet. Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced steps to take action. High inflation imposes. Sally French writes for NerdWallet. Email: sfrench@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @SAFmedia.

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Troutman Sanders

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

government sanction programs impact payment processors, banks, and the payments industry in general. Transcript: Evaluating Government Sanctions in the Payments Industry (PDF) In this episode of Payments Pros , Keith Barnett welcomes his colleagues Rich Zack and Christy Tuttle to discuss how U.S.

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UK debt collections

MAY 18, 2023

The Government has announced new private rented sector reforms. The Renters’ (Reform) Bill, introduced to Parliament will abolish section 21 no fault evictions which will empower renters to challenge poor landlords without fear of losing their home.

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Troutman Sanders

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Kirtz , holding that the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s (FCRA) clear statutory text indicates a government agency can be sued for a FCRA violation. Third, and Seventh Circuits have allowed FCRA litigation against government agencies, but the Fourth and Ninth Circuits have found governmental immunity prevents such suits.

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Jimerson Firm

OCTOBER 12, 2023

City and county governments in Florida, and the businesses affected by ordinances issued by such local governments, need to be aware of this new law and its potential impacts on the enforceability of local government ordinances that may be considered arbitrary, unreasonable or preempted by state law.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The CFPB recently launched an initiative to increase the impact of its complaint data by sharing it with local governments. In less than three months, more than a dozen cities and counties have expressed interest in accessing the Government Portal.

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Consumer Finance

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking action to halt prepaid card providers illegally siphoning money away from Americans through exclusive government benefit contracts.

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Jimerson Firm

OCTOBER 1, 2020

This new law and the changes to the Local Government Prompt Payment Act and the Florida Prompt Payment Act will become effective on October 1, 2020, and apply to construction services contracts advertised for bid or entered into by state or local government entities in Florida after October 1, 2020. What is Retainage?

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UK debt collections

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The government is to review worsening UK Small Business late payments it has been announced. The government also urged larger businesses to pay their suppliers promptly. Business secretary Grant Shapps said the review was to stop larger companies “ripping off” their smaller counterparts.

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Fico Collections

AUGUST 3, 2022

AI Governance: A Critical Component of Corporate ESG Initiatives. I spoke about governance, the ‘G’ in corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs. From your perspective, why is governance critical when it comes to artificial intelligence? Why is AI governance a Board-level conversation?

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Jimerson Firm

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Executive Order 2020-244 was entered on September 25, 2020 and sets forth an express right to work and operate a business, sets forth and that no local government can restrict indoor capacity of a restaurant to less than fifty percent (50%).

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UK debt collections

JUNE 17, 2021

The Government has announced that a ban on landlords evicting firms for unpaid commercial rent is being extended for another nine months. In order to ensure landlords are protected, the government is making clear that businesses that are able to pay rent, must do so.

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Fico Collections

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A few weeks back I had the pleasure of participating in a LinkedIn Live broadcast with Scott Zoldi, FICO’s Chief Analytic Officer on the topic of model governance & artificial intelligence. When it comes to good model governance, ensuring complete and robust model documentation is very important. Document, document, document!

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Fico Collections

DECEMBER 9, 2020

AI governance is a hot topic and FICO’s chief analytics officer Scott Zoldi recently published an article in InformationWeek explaining why boards of directors need to pay close attention to artificial intelligence. Board oversight and government regulation of AI is necessary. by Scott Zoldi.

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Consumer Finance

APRIL 9, 2024

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra provided remarks at Rutgers Law Center School Center for Corporate Law and Governance on student-loan securitization.

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Fico Collections

JANUARY 6, 2021

As regulators apply greater pressure on lenders to explain every decision, even those made using AI and machine learning, banking leaders worldwide are seeking a more advanced approach to model governance.

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UK debt collections

JUNE 23, 2020

A mixed party collaboration of MP’s has written to the Chancellor requesting new legislative measures to reform the government’s debt collection practices. The Bill would see an end to what the MP’s call ‘outdated regulations’ on the government’s debt collection practices.

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CICM

JUNE 22, 2021

Due to the pandemic, the financial uncertainty it caused, and the huge impact of government support, that might seem somewhat unbelievable. The question is not whether government support will end, the question is when it will. Admittedly, the compensation from government is often not even enough to cover the costs.

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Fico Collections

JULY 30, 2021

This blog captures the extended conversation around “ Diversity and Governance: AI Breaks into the Boardroom, ” FICO’s recent LinkedIn Live broadcast featuring Dr. Scott Zoldi , Chief Analytics Officer at FICO and Vanessa Colella , Chief Innovation Officer of Citi, Head of Citi Ventures and Head of Citi Productivity. .

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TCPA

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The FCC in 2016 determined that the federal government was not a “person” subject to the TCPA, and that by extension, federal contractors working within the scope of their delegated authority were also not bound by TCPA restrictions. This Broadnet … Continue reading →

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Public Citizen

JUNE 29, 2021

This might have been the seller or manufacturer of the fraudulent product of service; a provider of payment services such as a credit card company, a bank or another payment service; a Better Business Bureau; or a government agency. Less than 3 percent of victims complained to a government entity. Somewhat more than half of these – 1.5

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Burr Forman

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

On November 5, 2021, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a bill governing COVID-19 vaccine exemption requests. The post State of Alabama Passes Law Governing COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption Requests appeared first on Burr & Forman. The provisions of the law are immediately effective.

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Burr Forman

AUGUST 6, 2021

Wall joins from the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance , where he served as the General Counsel and Vice President of Government Relations. At Burr & Forman, he will be a part of the firm’s Economic Development practice group as well as its Government Relations practice group. About Burr & Forman LLP.

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Burr Forman

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

SlideBelts and its president/CEO agreed to resolve the allegations in connection with the PPP loan by paying the government damages and penalties of $100,000. The False Claims Act allows the government to recover damages and penalties for the presentation of false claims for payment to the United States.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Troutman Pepper David Anthony has been elected to the Governing Committee of the Conference on Consumer Finance Law (CCFL). Please visit CCFL’s website for more details. www.ccflonline.org.

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TCPA

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

227(b) that arose while the government-debt exception (“GDE”) to that provision was still on the books. … Continue reading → Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas concluded that plaintiffs can bring claims for violations of 47 U.S.C. §

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Troutman Sanders

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Specifically, the Sixth Circuit found that the government-backed debt exemption — added to the TCPA in 2015 and later struck down by the Supreme Court — was severable from the statute, and the statute did not implicate unfair restrictions on free speech. The Supreme Court struck down this provision in the much-anticipated Barr v.

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TCPA

MAY 10, 2021

For nearly five years, the TCPA explicitly excluded from liability calls made to collect government-backed debt. Naturally, government debt collectors relied on this exception and called debtors without fear of TCPA liability. In 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that this … Continue reading →

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Collection Industry News

AUGUST 4, 2020

American Association of Political Consultants held the government-debt exception of the TCPA unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause. In particular, the 2015 amendment to add a new exception only for unsolicited automated calls related to the collection of debts on behalf of the federal government.

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