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Timely updates on major developments, regulatory shifts, partnerships, and events impacting the debt collection and financial services landscape.
Case Snapshot Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Case: Knox v. Maximus Education, LLC Settlement Amount:
A federal appeals court has ruled that Allstate Insurance Company cannot be held liable under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Relief has introduced new tools designed to help consumers monitor debt collection activity and respond to qualifying legal matters,
Metro Atlanta recorded the highest number of per-capita debt collection complaints among major metropolitan areas in the United States
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation designed to protect homeowners from losing their primary residences because of unpaid
Case Snapshot Location: Kansas, United States Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas Case: Mayhew v. Home Care
A series of recent federal court decisions is offering businesses and litigators a clearer, though not always consistent, picture
Artificial intelligence is taking on a larger role in JCL Credit Leasing’s operations as the company moves from testing
Cuba is preparing to introduce a new tax enforcement mechanism that will allow authorities to automatically collect unpaid tax
Case Snapshot Location: Washington, United States Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington Case: Michael Greene
The UK’s debt collection landscape is seeing increased activity across both the public and private sectors, as new data shows
A new Journal of Environmental Law article published by Oren Perez and Paul Verbruggen identifies a compliance problem in
AI-powered engagement platform for collection agencies, debt buyers, and recovery teams Engages debtors at the right time and on
A federal court has allowed a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit against Abstrakt Marketing Group, LLC to move
The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging Colorado’s new artificial intelligence law,
A federal court in the Northern District of Georgia has dismissed claims that telemarketing text messages violate the Telephone Consumer
The Washington, D.C. City Council is moving forward with sweeping legislation that would significantly reshape how medical debt is handled
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — 29 April 2026 — InDebted, the global AI-native collections platform, today announced that founder Josh Foreman is
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Maryland Attorney General’s Office have reached a settlement with Lindsay Automotive Group
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming has recovered more than $868,000 in restitution for victims of
House lawmakers late last week unveiled a coordinated legislative package aimed at creating a unified federal standard for consumer
By Jager Robinson The Receivables Management Association International (RMAI) Certification Program continues to draw increased attention as creditors and
Two major developments this week involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are reshaping both how fair lending laws
Recent court decisions and settlements are sharpening the legal boundaries across debt collection, telemarketing, and credit reporting. Three separate
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