Business Digest.Byline: The Register-Guard CITY/REGION Program to cover debt collection law The Eugene-Springfield Credit & Financial Development Division will sponsor a program on fair debt collection ''' Fair debt collection ''' Fair debt collection broadly refers to regulation of the debt collection industry at both the U.S. Federal and state levels of government. from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way, in Eugene. Speaker Rod Wheeland will review the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (or FDCPA), et seq., is a United States statute added in 1978 as Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Its purposes are to eliminate abusive practices in the collection of consumer debts, to promote fair debt collection and , including specific prohibited and permitted practices. He will include practical tips as well. Networking begins at 5:30 p.m., and the cost is $25. For reservations, call Rebecca Jarrett Rebecca Jarrett (1846-1928) was a British former prostitute and procuress who, with reformer and newspaper editor William Thomas Stead, fought against child prostitution and white slavery during the late 19th century. at 242-7121, or e-mail to RJarrett@Levi.com. Reservations must be received by 4 p.m. Tuesday. Electronic filing focus of IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. talk For those number-crunchers looking forward to tax-return season, here's an event to get the blood flowing: the Internal Revenue Service is holding a seminar on electronic filing of tax returns. The class is on Oct. 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the LCC (Leadless Chip Carrier, Leaded Chip Carrier) See leadless chip carrier, CLCC and PLCC. 1. LCC - Language for Conversational Computing. Written at CMU in the 1960's. Main Campus, Building 17 (Forum), Rooms 308 and 309. To register, contact the IRS at 503-326-7256. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion