ALBANY, N.Y. -- McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that Zir-Wei "Wendy" Lin has joined the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Compliance practice group in Albany, New York as legislative and regulatory developments attorney. Wendy works with McGlinchey’s compliance attorneys to track and report on updates in the various state and federal regulatory and legislative landscapes that may impact financial services clients.
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Rochester, N.Y. -- Continental Service Group, LLC d/b/a ConServe, in conjunction with the company’s “Matching Gift Program”, donated its May ConServe Cares proceeds to the Willow Domestic Violence Center. The ConServe team is dedicated to supporting various local non-profit organizations that aim to make a positive impact. Their employees' kindness and generosity have touched countless lives in the community, making a significant difference.
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Once a dispute is resolved, it’s resolved, at least according to a court in the Northern District of Illinois. In a recent victory for debt collectors, a consumer alleged that a debt buyer should have known about a previously resolved dispute and thus violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by reporting the debt to the credit bureaus without reflecting said dispute. In the court's eyes, however, since the consumer never conveyed the dispute to the debt buyer, reporting the debt without it did not violate the FDCPA.
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