The law change passed as part of a ballot initiative Nov. 8 that will add protections against wage garnishment and increase the amount of assets in homes, vehicles, bank accounts and household goods protected from being sold to pay debt collectors. The broad implications of the law will increase the cost of credit and limit access. 11/15/2022 1:40 […]
The amendment to the state’s debt collection law will reduce interest rates on medical debt, among other changes. 11/09/2022 11:00 A.M. 2.5 minute read Arizona’s Proposition 209 initiative on the “Predatory Debt Collection Protection Act” was passed by voters Tuesday with 72% voting yes and 28% voting no. The law will add protections against wage […]
The 2022 midterm elections are next week. Here are the races and issues ACA is tracking, plus a look at early voting numbers and a debt collection ballot initiative in Arizona. It’s a great time to connect with officials on the ballot. 10/31/2022 9:15 A.M. 5 minute read With nearly 500 election races coming up […]
The Nov. 8 Arizona debt collection ballot initiative brings to voters a law to add protections against wage garnishments for all types of consumer debt and to limit interest rates on medical debt. Lehr and the executive director of the Arizona Public Health Association debated the issue on The Think Tank podcast. 10/31/2022 12:25 P.M. […]
A consumer noticed a debt on his credit report and discussed it with the debt collector. He received information from the debt collector that the debt belonged to someone else, and the debt collector continued to report the debt and did not mark it as disputed. The consumer disputed the debt with the CRA, filed […]
The court affirmed a ruling allowing a proposed change to a debt collection law to be included as a ballot initiative on Arizona’s November ballot. An ARM-industry-supported working group opposed the decision through an appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court earlier this month. 7/25/2022 10:00 A.M. 4 minute read The Arizona Supreme Court has denied […]
An ARM industry-supported working group is opposing the decision, which will allow a change to a debt collection law to be included on Arizona’s election ballot in November. 08/17/2022 12:30 P.M. 5 minute read Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Frank Moskowitz issued a ruling denying an industry group’s objections to a debt collection ballot initiative […]
An industry working group is challenging placing a change to debt collection law on Arizona’s election ballot in November. Members can read the latest on the ballot initiative here. 08/16/2022 1:45 P.M. 4 minute read A debt collection ballot initiative brought by a political action committee and health advocacy organization, Healthcare Rising Arizona, is facing […]
The consumer in this FCRA case did not allege valid claims against the CRAs and their CEOs when they reportedly did not remove an incorrect account from her credit file. 07/27/2022 9:00 A.M. 3 minute read A consumer’s Fair Credit Reporting Act claims against the three credit reporting agencies (CRAs) and their CEOs fell flat […]
An Arizona district court held that the defendants’ employee could be held directly liable under the TCPA because the plaintiff alleged that it was the employee himself who sent the text messages at issue. 05/17/2022 2:15 P.M. 3.5 minute read Whittaker v. Real Est. Heaven Int’l Inc., et al., No. CV-21-08212-PCT-DJH, 2022 WL 1540168 (D. […]
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