COVID-19 has affected many Americans’ credit scores. Indeed, per one consumer group, there are record numbers of complaints about credit reporting errors since the pandemic struck in 2020 compared to the past several years. It seems the pandemic is to blame. Unfortunately, credit scores across the nation continue to fall. The law in […]
With the new year comes new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) Task Force recommendations regarding modernizing the consumer financial market. The CFPB Task Force wasted no time in publishing a two-volume, 800-page report on January 5, 2021. The report contains roughly 100 recommendations on ways Congress, the CFPB, State and Federal regulators can modernize and improve […]
Docketly recently partnered with Innovate Longmont to help its new retail space chill out. Bricks Retail provides flexible shared retail space to local vendors looking to sell their products in a downtown retail location, and with everything from butter to ‘booch (Kombucha), they desperately needed a new refrigerator to keep everything cool. Docketly to the […]
New presidential administrations always bring changes to federal regulatory body priorities – not to mention a whole raft of uncertainties for those of us in affected industries. Although it is still too early to definitively say what changes the incoming Biden administration will make, a brief look at the past can provide us with an […]
As the seemingly never-ending, not-soon-to-be-forgotten year of 2020 finally nears its ugly end, many are wondering what the newly elected Biden Administration means in relation to the world of debt collection law. There have been many exciting developments and discussions in the past several months, but here we will discuss what the Biden Administration could […]
2020 has been a roller-coaster year, to say the least. However, it’s not over yet, and there have been several significant developments in the world of legal collections worth noting and briefly discussing. In this segment, we will briefly discuss “Part One” of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (the “CFPB”) Final Collections Rule. On […]
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 virus is affecting the legal industry. We don’t know how long it will last, or what the long-term effects will be. In the near term, several legal service companies are stepping in to offer free products and services that are of great help to appearance counsel. You can find a […]
Happy National Computer Security Day! Are you a little nervous about sharing sensitive information over the Internet? You should be. Hackers, phishing scams, and identity theft are weekly occurrences in our world. At Docketly, we take computer security seriously. We are continually working behind the scenes to ensure that your information is safe. What […]
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Kick off the year with FDCPA certification and get your FDCPA badge. If a debt collector calls a third party, that may not be a violation of the FDCPA, (Choose the best answer.) A. ALWAYS TRUE B. ALWAYS FALSE C. TRUE, AS LONG AS THE DEBT COLLECTOR NEVER DISCLOSES THE NAME OF HIS COMPANY. D. […]
