Today’s guest blog was contributed by Sommer Jacob, founder of Studio North. She is a designer and a marketing and brand consultant with 20 years of experience that includes designing websites for attorneys and law firms.* A website is often the… Read More ›
June 8, 2017: CFPB Director Richard Cordray announced that the Bureau will combine consideration of first-party creditors and third-party debt collectors for the “right consumer, right amount” aspect of its debt collection rulemaking. They received massive feedback with concerns from… Read More ›
PART 4 of the series What to Expect when Retaining a Collection Attorney to Assist in Recovery of Delinquent Accounts. Today’s guest blog was contributed by Lisa H. Haster, Esq., Of Counsel/Marketing Director for Gurstel Law Firm P.A. Over a… Read More ›
Today’s guest blog was contributed by Lisa H. Haster, Esq., Of Counsel/Marketing Director for Gurstel Law Firm P.A. Over a series of 4 blogs, she is walking our readers through the processes that can be expected before, during and after… Read More ›
Is your business PCI DSS compliant? Does it need to be? Let’s start with the basics. PCI DSS is the acronym for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards. The PCI Security Standards Council is a global forum for the ongoing… Read More ›
Searches are the unfortunate norm for today’s air travel. While there are constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure in both Canada and the United States, the rules differ when a traveler is “voluntarily” submitting to security checks at an… Read More ›
Guest Blog by Sarah Morris, originally for KirkpatrickPrice, August 5, 2016. If you’re being asked about SOC 2 Compliance-a Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2) Report-for the first time, you might be wondering, “Why?” and “What is a SOC 2 Audit… Read More ›
Guest Blog by Andrew E. Hoke, Sessoms & Rogers, P.A. The North Carolina legislature passed the Consumer Economic Protection Act (CEPA) in 2009. It was one of the first laws in the U.S. to impose requirements on debt buyers. One of… Read More ›
Payday loans, sometimes called “cash advances,” “check loans” or “title loans” provide consumers with quick, short-term access to cash in emergencies, but have come under harsh criticism recently for high interest rates that can trap unaware consumers in debt. It’s… Read More ›
A NL guest blog written by Philip A. Kahn, Esq. and David Levine, Esq. – published May 9, 2016 and reprinted by permission of Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C The documentation submitted to collection counsel in support of a… Read More ›