Support the RMAI Legislative Fund by Contributing to the Silent Auction
Have you registered for the RMAI Annual Conference yet? It will be here before we know it. One of the highlights of the conference will be this year’s Silent Auction. Don’t miss out on your company’s opportunity to participate! We have a goal of 50 […]
Looking to make an impact in the receivables management industry? Consider running for the RMAI Board of Directors.
RMAI is seeking qualified candidates who wish to run for a two-year term on the Board of Directors. In 2020, there will be one (1) open Director seat (for a certified debt buying company) on the 10-member Board. […]
Nominate an Industry Leader for the Bud Reitzel Award
Considered one of the industry’s founding fathers and a mentor to so many in the industry, Bud Reitzel brought integrity, innovative thinking, and passion to the industry he helped create. […]
As outside counsel to RMAI, Donald Maurice was recently invited to testify before a joint hearing of the New York State Assembly Standing Committees on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions and Consumer Affairs and Protection on actions to combat robocalls, spoofing, and nuisance calls. In his testimony, Don cautioned the committee members that well-intentioned regulation designed […]
On October 7, 2019, the United States Supreme Court denied Domino’s Pizza LLC’s Petition for Supreme Court review in the matter of Domino’s Pizza LLC v. Robles, See, 9th Cir. So what, might you ask, does pizza have to do with the accounts receivables industry? In a word, everything.
In its appeal to the U.S. […]
On August 19, 2019, on behalf of its members, RMAI filed an amicus curiae brief in the case Crown Asset Management, LLC v. Mary Barbato, supporting the defendant debt buyer’s petition to the U.S. Supreme Court for a Writ of Certiorari (defendant is asking the Supreme Court to review the decision of the lower […]
Today, RMAI submitted its comments in response to CFPB’s proposed debt collection rulemaking. RMAI will continue to closely monitor this process as we move forward, including ongoing conversations with the CFPB.
RMAI has been working on the CFPB Comments since the announcement of the NRRM on May 6th. The RMAI Comments can be found Here.
This Alert […]
The period within which a party may file a claim alleging a law violation is called a statute of limitations period. The statute of limitations on Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) claims has long been understood to be one year from the date on which the violation occurs. See, 15 U.S.C. § 1692k(d). In […]
Today, the Receivables Management Association International (RMAI) releases a white paper analysis of the impact of the Receivables Management Certification Program (RMCP) on litigation. A before-and-after analysis of lawsuits filed against businesses certified through the RMCP found that after certification, litigation against RMAI’s certified businesses, as an average, decreased by 20.8% in the seven-year span […]
A NEW YORK SUCCESS STORY
Earlier this morning, the New York Legislature adjourned for the year after working through the night. In the new political dynamic where control of the State Senate is solidly in the hands of a progressive Democratic majority, the receivables industry faced unprecedented attacks. No less than 54 legislative proposals, causing various […]
