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What Creditors and Medical Services Providers Need to Know About D.C.’s Amended Debt Collection Law

Creditors and medical services providers should reevaluate their consumer credit agreements and collection practices in light of a recent amendment to Washington, D.C.’s debt collection law, which goes into effect on January 1, 2023. The D.C. Council previously adopted emergency debt collection restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These restrictions are now being adopted on a permanent basis via the new amendment and impose new restrictions on communicating with consumers via email, text message and social media.

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How an Empathy-First Collections Strategy Can Improve Your KPIs

When companies focus too much on collections and not enough on their customers' situation, it inevitably leads to friction. You don't have to choose between empathy and results. 


In this new whitepaper from Allsec Technologies, find out how a leading credit card issuer implemented an empathy-driven, ROI-boosting collection strategy through segmentation analytics, which helped them minimize friction, and reduce accounts on the ‘Do Not Call’ list, customer delinquencies, and roll rates.


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CFPB Issues Circular on Investigation of Consumer Reporting Disputes

The CFPB has issued a circular (2022-07) to address “shoddy investigation practices” and “affirm that neither consumer reporting companies nor information furnishers can skirt dispute investigation requirements.”

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Technology is Key to Compliance & Self-Service: An Interview with Finvi

Whether we see economic growth or a recession, organizations in the ARM industry will need to rely on technology to scale their operations accordingly. Where should collections & recovery executives focus when it comes to investment in technology?

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Midland Credit Management Names ProVest Partner of the Year

TAMPA, Fla. -- Midland Credit Management, an Encore Capital Group Company, named ProVest LLC its Top Internal Legal Partner. ProVest was honored at the 2022 Fall National Creditors Bar Association Conference in Tampa, Fla. Midland annually recognizes only one vendor with this prestigious award

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Only Consumers Can Enforce FDCPA’s Third-Party Disclosure Provisions, Eight Circuit Holds

A bankruptcy attorney received a dunning letter from a debt collector, identifying him as the attorney for the consumer named in the letter. Unable to recognize the consumer’s name, the attorney searched his records and determined that he had never represented the consumer.

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Eleventh Circuit Vacates Dismissal of FDCPA Case and Finds that Wasted Time and Emotional Distress Can Confer Article III Standing

In an unpublished, per curiam decision, the Eleventh Circuit found that wasted time and loss of sleep can confer Article III standing. See Toste v. The Beach Club at Fontainebleau Park Condominium Assoc., Inc., et al., No. 21-14348, 2022 WL 4091738 (11th Cir. Sept. 7, 2022). In Toste, the plaintiff fell behind on his monthly payments to his condominium association and the matter was referred to the defendants for collection.

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Complete Guide to Risk and Gap Assessments - Part 5: Maintain Your Progress - Don’t Skip the Audit

29 November 2022 at 02:00 p.m.

Concluding a risk and gap assessment is something to celebrate. They are a lot of work. Full stop. However, if you don’t set up a proper auditing plan, you’ll need to perform another risk and gap assessment sooner rather than later. A robust auditing procedure that includes remediation plans and keeping your C-suite informed will allow you to build off your recent analysis, so you won’t have to do another one before you know it.

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