Daily Digest - February 5, 2025

🎉 🎂 Happy Birthday to: Abigail Hurt of SWC Group, Steve Guinaldo of Eastern Revenue, and Nicole Huse of CBE Companies. 🥳🎈

🎙️ WANTED: WEBINAR PANELISTS AND MODERATORS 📆

I am always looking for people who are willing to be a panelist or a moderator for one of my webinars. If you are interested, take a look at the upcoming webinar schedule for February and join the list of industry experts. Don’t be shy. Click here to take a look at the list.

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Ruling Against Loan Servicer Over Convenience Fees

• The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s ruling for the plaintiffs in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case over convenience fees, ruling loan servicers are prohibited from charging anything not expressly authorized by the underlying agreement or permitted by law.

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Utah Bill Seeks to Exempt Surviving Spouses from Medical Debt

• A Utah lawmaker has introduced a bill that would prevent surviving spouses from being held responsible for their deceased partner’s medical debt.

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BK Filings Surge in 2024, Continuing Rebound from Historic Lows

• Total bankruptcy filings jumped 14.2% in 2024, continuing a multi-year rebound after more than a decade of decline. The 517,308 total filings for the year ending December 31, 2024, represent a significant increase from 452,990 in 2023, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

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23 Companies Seeking Collection Talent

• Wonder who might be looking for a Chief Compliance Officer or a Collections CRM Manager? What positions is Resurgent Capital Services looking to fill? Which three companies are hiring remote workers? Find out the answers to all that and more in this week's job listings summary.

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WORTH NOTING: A lot of people are turning to YouTube for "satisfying" videos like watching people unclog drains and clean rugs ... America's favorite Super Bowl snack foods, state by state ... One of the people who stands to make a lot of money if the Chiefs win on Sunday? Pat Riley ... Members of Generation Z are going to spend the most on Valentine's Day, nearly five times as much as Baby Boomers ... Baystate Health in Massachusetts has eliminated nearly 100 corporate jobs ... How to get a hiring manager to respond to you when you want to get hired ... The seven telltale signs of a weak leader ... You may not realize it, but you are talking a lot less than you did 20 years ago.

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