Daily Digest - April 24, 2025

🎂🎉 Happy Birthday to: Amy Perkins and Robert Fite of TEC Services Group. 🎁🥳

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Getting to Know Ralph Hall of BCA Financial Services & GVH Consulting

• Right off the bat, Ralph Hall is one of those people who can read more than one book at a time. That probably tells you all you need to know about his intellect and is curiosity and his zeal for learning. But when you couple that with his passion for helping, it creates one of the truly special people here in the ARM industry. Also, being a Russian and European studies major, you just knew he was destined to work in collections. Read on to learn more about Ralph, why he doesn’t feel guilty about his guilty pleasure, and why he never takes himself too seriously.

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CFPB Roundup

• While there is plenty of attention focused on the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and just how many employees, if any, will be working at the Bureau, there has also been activity on a number of other fronts involving lawsuits the CFPB is engaged in with the companies it regulates. Read on to learn which suits the CFPB is dropping, which one it is choosing to continue fighting, and its appeal of last week’s ruling blocking it from firing 1,500 staffers.

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Vermont Passes Medical Debt Relief Bill

• A bill prohibiting the reporting of medical debt and which would wipe out $100 million of unpaid healthcare bills has passed both chambers of the Vermont legislature and is heading to the desk of Gov. Phil Scott for his signature or veto.

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Consumers Show Resilience Amid Rising Inflation and Tariffs, But Credit Behavior Shifts

• As concerns about an economic downturn intensify, key players in the financial sector are providing a mixed yet cautiously optimistic outlook on the state of the American consumer. Despite rising inflation, higher interest rates, and new tariffs, U.S. consumers remain a source of strength, though signs of strain are becoming evident in certain consumer segments.

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WORTH NOTING: People tend to be more romantic when on vacation, according to new research ... A look ahead to the NFL draft, which kicks off tonight ... I heard this on the radio yesterday and then saw this online. Does this really count as news? ... Scientists have created a new color that exists beyond the range of normal human vision ... How to address conflicts when working at home and in the office ... More couples are living separately in an arrangement called being "apartners" ... For the first time in four years, McDonald's is adding a new permanent item to its menu ... Postal service workers are sounding off about changes that the government wants to make to its operation.

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