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Text Messages From Debt Collectors? Not in My Backyard!

CFPB Monitor

Here are some of the key takeaways: Email, text messages, social media, and other electronic media are valid forms of ‘communication’ under the FDCPA. The CFPB’s Small Entity Compliance Guide suggests using a hyperlink or allowing the consumer to reply with words like “stop” or “unsubscribe” to opt out. per 7 days.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

GonzoBand of the Year: Ween – GonzoBanker would like to thank Ween for entertaining the Gonzo team at our First Annual Compliance and Behavior Modification Symposium in Austin, Texas. Business Book of the Year (If There Is Such a Thing) – Goes to Radical Candor. After stints in rehab, the band has re-formed and is hyper-energized.