• FCC Leaders Appeared Before the Senate Commerce Committee
  Senators questioned the five person commission about issues facing the FCC.
  
• Federal Reserve Bank Warns of Consumer Scam
  ACA members have experienced attempts at using Atlanta Fed account to pay bills.
  
• Consumer Must Demonstrate Third-Party Disclosure to Establish a Violation
  A complaint must allege a third party received or understood a communication to establish a violation under the FDCPA.
  
• Unintended Recipient of Call is “Called Party” Under the TCPA
  Court finds a recipient of a call to a wireless phone who was not the intended recipient has standing to bring a claim under the TCPA.
  
• Statute of Limitations on TCPA Claims
  District court finds the federal four-year statute of limitations applies to TCPA claims brought in federal court pursuant to federal question jurisdiction.
  
• Assignee is Not a Creditor Under the FDCPA
  Identifying an assignee of a debt as a creditor may constitute a false representation under the FDCPA.
  
• “In Writing” Requirement Must Be Included in Validation Notices
  Failing to disclose in a validation notice that verification requests must be submitted in writing violates the FDCPA.
  
• Failure to Possess License Does Not Violate FCRA
  The failure to possess a license, without more, does not constitute a false pretense under the FCRA.
  
• Frivolous Dispute Did Not Require Furnisher to Mark Account as Disputed
  Only meritorious or bona fide disputes trigger a data furnisher’s duty to mark an account as disputed under the FCRA.
  
• Offer of Judgment Fails to Moot Consumer’s Claims
  To successfully moot a plaintiff’s lawsuit, a Rule 68 offer of judgment must include all of the relief to which the plaintiff would be entitled.
  
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