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Hang Out at The Watercooler for Great Tips You Can Implement in Your Firm!

 

Useful information gets spread around at the water cooler in the office, but fortunately, Ruby® Receptionist brings you tips, news and juicy tidbits that don’t require you to leave the comfort of your home in their newsletter, The WaterCooler!

This Edition of the Watercooler features handy articles such as:

  • How to (Milk)Shake Up Your Market Research: Find out how the McDonald’s milkshake surprized researchers—and how to apply what they learned.
  • Building a Culture of Service: In this article for Small Giants, Ruby Founder and CEO Jill Nelson reflects on company milestones and discusses strategies for creating a service-driven work culture.
  • Content Marketing 101: Blog posts, social media updates, videos, white papers, case studies, and even newsletters like this one are all “content,” and they’re great tools for connecting with customers.

You’ll also want to catch the webinars they host such as Work Smarter, Not Harder and How to Flex Your Customer Service Muscle! Take a moment to dig through the Watercooler and get great tips you can implement in your practice!

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 1/30

Check Out the News Making Headlines…

Report: End-of-Year Consumer Litigation Filings Decline

NCLC / CFA 2018 Consumer Advisory: Tax Time Consumer Issues: New Risks, Old Problems

The CFPB Approach to Regulation Has It Backward

CFPB Requests Comments on its CID Process

While Mulvaney Plans To Change Philosophy Of CFPB, Debt Collection Industry May Remain Under Scrutiny

ABA to CFPB: Protect Accommodation Loan Exemption in Small-Dollar Loan Rule

Decline in Student Loan Borrowing

U.S. consumer confidence rises in January

Confirmation from Pennsylvania Superior Court: The Fair Share Act Applies to Strict Liability Cases Involving Asbestos Exposure

Right to Attorneys’ Fees for Stay Violations Extends to Appeals

Register for February’s Webinar!

Set Yourself Apart & Make Money: Use Non-Standard Provisions in Local Chapter 13 Plan
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM Eastern / 11:00 AM PACIFIC (90-120 Minutes)
Cost: $25 Members / $75 Non-Members
Presenters: O. Max Gardner and Henry Sommer

Register HERE

Who’s Ready for the 2018 NACBA Annual Convention!

Visit the Annual Convention site for the updated schedule, speakers, pre-convention sessions and more! In a blink of an eye, April will arrive! Register today and get savings at the Early Bird Rate!

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 1/29

New Week Fresh Headlines…

Consumers’ Outlook on Finances, Credit Availability Improves

7th Cir. Holds Debt Collector Violated FDCPA Despite Using Miller Safe Harbor Language

District Court Reverses Bankruptcy Court’s Discharge of Student Loans Since Debtor Failed to show that it is more likely than not that she’ll be Unable to Maintain a Minimal Standard of Living for a Significant Portion of her Loan Term

Court used FRBP 9006, Not Equitable Power, to Strike Debtors’ Amended Schedules (which had Exempted Previously Undisclosed Lawsuit)

SCOTUS: State Statute of Limitations Pauses for Federal Court

CFPB Finalizes Changes to Prepaid Accounts Rule and Extends Effective Date

Industry Groups File Responses to FCC Call Blocking Notice

President Trump Submits Four FTC Nominations to U.S. Senate

Personal finance: Is there such a thing as a debtor’s prison?

Court Applied Chapter 11 Principle to Deny Chapter 13 Debtor a Second Chance to Cure Balloon Mortgage

Opinions: How Mick Mulvaney is dismantling a federal agency

Court Won’t Let Bank of America “Buy and Bury” Judgment Against It

CFPB Retrospective—Five Enduring Lessons, Even After Cordray’s Departure

Instead of ‘pushing the envelope,’ Mulvaney is mailing it in at CFPB

How Student Loans Are Killing Homeownership

Western District of Wisconsin Ranks 1st in the Nation in Chapter 12 Farm Bankruptcy Filings in 2017.

Limiting Ponzi Scheme Recoveries in Bankruptcy: United States Supreme Court Declines to Review Fraudulent Transfer Ruling in Favor of Bank

Register for February’s Webinar!

Set Yourself Apart & Make Money: Use Non-Standard Provisions in Local Chapter 13 Plan
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM Eastern / 11:00 AM PACIFIC (90-120 Minutes)
Cost: $25 Members / $75 Non-Members
Presenters: O. Max Gardner and Henry Sommer

Register HERE

Who’s Ready for the 2018 NACBA Annual Convention!

Visit the Annual Convention site for the updated schedule, speakers, pre-convention sessions and more! In a blink of an eye, April will arrive! Register today and get savings at the Early Bird Rate!

Register Today!

Bankruptcy News Briefs 1/17

Midweek Headlines Making News…

CFPB Announces Reconsideration of Rule for Small Dollar Lending Market

Committee Meets Today on Bill to Exempt Lawyers from FDCPA

FDCPA Caselaw Review for December 2017

Student loan debt close to reaching $1.5 trillion

Trump’s CFPB to Rewrite Rule That Cracked Down on Payday Lenders

Bankruptcy Rule Changes: What You Need to Know

Congress should vote down this harmful debt collection legislation

Supreme Court Decision Could Impact CFPB

CFPB leadership dispute rages on

How Congress is pulling the IRS off the rich — and siccing it on the poor

The IRS hired bill collectors to collect back taxes — and got ripped off

 Debt bill hurts consumers

Rep. Gonzalez’ bill would unfairly shield lawyers in debt collection cases

NACBA’s Webinar Lineup!

How to Raise and Support a Request to Increase the Chapter 13 Flat Fees in Your District.
Date: Thursday, January 25, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM PACIFIC (60 Minutes)
Cost: $25 Members / $75 Non-Members
Presenters: Pam Stewart and Edward Boltz

Register HERE

Set Yourself Apart & Make Money: Use Non-Standard Provisions in Local Chapter 13 Plan
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM Eastern / 11:00 AM PACIFIC (90-120 Minutes)
Cost: $25 Members / $75 Non-Members
Presenters: O. Max Gardner and Henry Sommer

Register HERE

Who’s Ready for the 2018 NACBA Annual Convention!

Visit the Annual Convention site for the updated schedule, speakers, pre-convention sessions and more! In a blink of an eye, April will arrive! Register today and get savings at the Early Bird Rate!

Register Today!

Bankruptcy News Briefs 1/16

Check Out Tuesday’s Headlines…

Report: Consumer Delinquencies Vary in Third Quarter

Court Approves $300 per Hour in Chapter 13 Case for Debtor’s Board Certified Attorneys

Debtor’s Treatment of Student Loan Outside Plan Not Confirmable

English Makes Next Move; Appeals CFPB Leadership Decision to D.C. Circuit

Individual Chapter 11 Plans Also Are Just About Written in Stone

After Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Freezes Data Collecting, Sen. Elizabeth Warren Demands Reversal

CU fights to keep lawsuit against Trump’s appointment to CFPB alive

Since Debtors could Claim Certain Exemptions under the State Law of their Domicile, they Could Not use Federal Exemptions

Debt-Collection Contracts Awarded to 2 Companies

Is There Such a Thing as a Debtor’s Prison?

Consumer Finance Lawyers Prep Wish Lists as CFPB Retools

America’s debt load is hitting record — and risky — territory

Study: Looming Student Loan Default Crisis Will Be Worse Than Projected

NACBA’s Webinar Lineup!

How to Raise and Support a Request to Increase the Chapter 13 Flat Fees in Your District.
Date: Thursday, January 25, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM PACIFIC (60 Minutes)
Cost: $25 Members / $75 Non-Members
Presenters: Pam Stewart and Edward Boltz

Register HERE

Set Yourself Apart & Make Money: Use Non-Standard Provisions in Local Chapter 13 Plan
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM Eastern / 11:00 AM PACIFIC (90-120 Minutes)
Cost: $25 Members / $75 Non-Members
Presenters: O. Max Gardner and Henry Sommer

Register HERE

Who’s Ready for the 2018 NACBA Annual Convention!

Visit the Annual Convention site for the updated schedule, speakers, pre-convention sessions and more! In a blink of an eye, April will arrive! Register today and get savings at the Early Bird Rate!

Register Today!

Bankruptcy News Briefs 11/11

Dive Into Thursday’s Headlines…

Code Does Not Entitle Trustee to Sell Free and Clear of Creditor’s Judgment Liens

Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Examines Regulatory Relief Legislation

Judge again rules for Trump administration in fight for control of CFPB

Acosta-Conniff Remanded Back to Bankruptcy Court to see to whether she has Satisfied her Burden of Proving each of the 3 Brunner elements

I.R.S. Paid $20 Million to Collect $6.7 Million in Tax Debts

Student-Loan Contractor Seeks to Throw Out Mismanagement Suit

Opinion of English v Trump

Is Record-High Consumer Debt a Good or Bad Thing?

U.S. Backs Student Loan Servicer in Lawsuit by Massachusetts

Why Would DeVos Cancel A Student Loan Rule That Works?

Prominence of Delaware bankruptcy court threatened

Beware secured creditors: The newly amended US Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure now require filing a proof of claim

Feds say Healey can’t sue student loan servicer

Is This the Reason U.S. Credit Card Debt Keeps Climbing?

Don’t Miss Today’s Webinar!

Stump the Chumps!
Date: Thursday, January 11, 2018
Time: 11:30 AM Eastern / 8:30 AM Pacific (60 Minutes)
Cost: $25 Members / $75 Non-Members
Presenters: James J. Haller, John C. Colwell, Ed Boltz, Gene Melchionne and Henry Sommer

Register HERE

Who’s Ready for the 2018 NACBA Annual Convention!

Visit the Annual Convention site for the updated schedule, speakers, pre-convention sessions and more! In a blink of an eye, April will arrive! Register today and get savings at the Early Bird Rate!

Register Today!

Bankruptcy News Briefs 1/3

Midweek Headlines…

ICYMI: U.S. District Court Hears Oral Arguments in CFPB Leadership Case

Circuit Court: Debtor Claiming Federal exemptions under § 522 of the Bankruptcy Code May Exempt a 100% Interest in an Asset in Certain Situations

 Even Though it Resulted in Windfall for Undeserving Defendant, Court Applied Judicial Estoppel Against Debtor who Failed to Amend Bankruptcy Schedules to Disclose the Existence of Litigation

CFPB Report: Consumer Credit Market Remains Largely Stable

$119,000 Sanctions for Discharge Injunction Violations

Plaintiff/Debtor Loses Motion In Limine to Exclude Student Loan Promissory Note since NCSLT Witness Testimony May be able to Authenticate the Full Document

Mulvaney Updates CFPB Mission

CFPB Credit Card Market Report Addresses Collections and Recovery

U.S. appeals court revives proposed debt collection class action

Miami-Dade Clerk Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit Over 40 Percent Collection Fee

Average American’s Holiday Debt Goes Up 5 Percent

Nationwide consumer debt higher than ever before

Kick Off the New Year with A New Webinar!

Stump the Chumps!
Date: Thursday, January 11, 2018
Time: 11:30 AM Eastern / 8:30 AM Pacific (60 Minutes)
Cost: $25 Members / $75 Non-Members
Presenters: James J. Haller, John C. Colwell, Ed Boltz, Gene Melchionne and Henry Sommer

Register HERE

Who’s Ready for the 2018 NACBA Annual Convention!

Visit the Annual Convention site for the updated schedule, speakers, pre-convention sessions and more! In a blink of an eye, April will arrive! Register today and get savings at the Early Bird Rate!

Register Today!