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Trade Body calls on Government to improve its Debt Collection methods

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In a new report, the Credit Services Association (CSA), the UK trade body for the debt collection and debt purchase sector, has called on the Government to improve its debt collection methods for collecting debts to help service users more effectively and boost collections revenues.

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AFSA Submits Comment Letter on Proposed Amendments to NYC Debt Collection Regs

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Proposed amendments to New York Citys rules governing debt collection have drawn significant scrutiny from trade groups outside the collection industry, most notably the American Financial Services Association (AFSA), which submitted a comment letter last week regarding the proposed amendments.

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Trade Groups, Including ACA Int’l, Urge FCC to Strengthen Measures to Fix Call Blocking, Mislabeling Issues

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A number of trade groups, including ACA International, met with representatives of the Federal Communications Commission last week to discuss the agency’s efforts ensure that legitimate calls are not either blocked or mislabeled by carriers, and, when they are, to provide notification to the callers in real-time.

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Acting FTC Chair Outlines Priorities

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Much has been written about how changes at the top of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are going to impact the accounts receivable management industry, but there are two other government regulators that also police debt collectors — the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.

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FTC Report Analyzes How Fraud and Scams Affect Communities of Color

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Debt collection, student loan debt relief, payday loans, and government impersonators are just a few of the categories highlighted in a Federal Trade Commission report that analyzes the regulator’s effort at addressing fraud and consumer issues that are affecting communities of color, which was released earlier this week.

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Maine Credit Reporting Amendments Pre-Empted by FCRA, Judge Rules

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A District Court judge in Maine has granted a trade association’s motion for judgment after it sued the state for enacting laws that governed how, among other things, medical debts are reported to credit reporting agencies by collection agencies. A copy of the ruling in the case of Consumer Data Industry Association v.

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FTC Sues Perpetrators of Phantom Collection Scheme

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The Federal Trade Commission has obtained an injunction that halts the operations and freezes the assets of a pair of defendants Ryan and Mitchell Evans which operated a multitude of companies, including Blackrock Services, Blackstone Legal Group, Capital Legal Services, Quest Legal Group, Viking Legal Services, and others. Learn more.