On July 16th, InsideARM announced disturbing restrictions that could be placed on the debt collection industry as a result of the FTC’s $3.2 million consent order with a major debt collector. The article stated, “Importantly, the consent order apparently prohibits… Read More ›
I read on InsideARM.com on July 3rd about the following change to the CA Debt Collection Law: The California General Assembly Monday unanimously passed a bill that requires debt buyers in the state to have in their possession a long list… Read More ›
“The generic label ‘predictive dialer’ is very misleading, especially within the ARM industry,” says Ray Fowler, IAT Sales & Marketing Director. “Collection managers are frequently frustrated by their predictive dialing choice, because its capabilities are limited.” According to IAT, definitions… Read More ›
By Marti Lythgoe, NL Editor, with Sam Fratantoni, Attorney at Law, Arthur B. Adler and Associates A new Chicago City Ordinance affecting debt collectors was announced in the May 8th DBA International Member Alert. Effective July 1, 2013 the City… Read More ›
By Marti Lythgoe, NL Editor, with Stephen A. Bernheim, Attorney at Law In the May 7 DBA International Member Alert, a change to the WA State Debt Collection Law was announced: “Earlier today, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington State signed… Read More ›
On April 16, The National List of Attorneys published the last paper of our ambitious project, “50 White Papers in 50 Days,” on state debt collection laws. We actually published 52 papers in 52 working days, including Washington D.C. and… Read More ›
By Marti Lythgoe, National List Editor, and Scott Wortman, Esq., Partner at MSH. When I saw “New York Assembly Passes Debt Collection Bill; Also Lowers Statute of Limitations” on insideARM 4/25/13, I immediately contacted Scott Wortman, at Mel S. Harris… Read More ›
By Marti Lythgoe, NL Editor; and Kelly Dicken, FKSC Attorney “There is currently some unique legislation that is before the General Assembly of TN that will benefit debt buyers and banks in TN if it is passed in the next… Read More ›
Are you among the many law firms or even creditors with pre-litigation collection departments that have been slow adopters, or slow to make a change, when it comes to dialing technology? Perhaps you feel like it’s difficult to find an… Read More ›
We are excited to announce that beginning Monday, Feb. 4th, NL will publish on our website the first of our “50 White Papers in 50 Days.” It will cover debt collection laws in Alabama and will be followed in alphabetical… Read More ›