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FCC Strengthens Consumer Protections Against Unwanted Calls, Texts

FCC STRENGTHENS CONSUMER PROTECTIONS AGAINST UNWANTED CALLS AND TEXTS Commission Responds to Requests from Businesses and Attorneys General for Guidance on Robocall Blocking, Autodialers, Recycled Phone Numbers and More WASHINGTON, June 18, 2015 – The Federal Communications Commission today adopted a...

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Uber Sued in Class Action for Alleged Text-Message Spamming

A class action filed against Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) alleges that the San Francisco-based company has been spamming consumer cellphones with text messages. The class action, filed December 2015, claims Uber sent unsolicited text messages to consumers without their express prior consent....

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CFPB Reports 88,300 Debt Collection Complaints in 2014

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released its 2015 Annual Report, providing an in-depth look at the thousands of consumer complaints received by the Bureau in 2014. A staggering 88,300 complaints, 35% of those made to the CFPB, related to...

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Join us on Reddit for a Credit Law AMA Thursday, June 4, 2015

UPDATE: Check out the AMA on Reddit. Do you have questions about debt collection harassment and continuous cellphone calls from collectors and solicitors? On June 4, 2015 at 11:00 am, Kimmel & Silverman founding partner Craig T. Kimmel will be hosting...

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