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A federal court in Maryland dismissed both TCPA claims against debt collector TrueAccord, ruling that debt collection calls don't qualify as marketing solicitations under DNC rules and that the company's dialing system doesn't meet the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system. The decision reinforces the distinction between debt collection communications and marketing calls under federal telecommunications law.

A Florida court has ruled that there is no private right of action for national Do-Not-Call Registry violations under the TCPA. The decision in Internicola v. MortgagePros analyzes the statutory language and legislative history to conclude that Section 227(c)(5) only applies to regulations prescribed by September 1992, predating the 2003 establishment of the National DNC Registry.

Private credit lenders in healthcare face a critical challenge as default rates rise: when loans fail, what exactly have they acquired? The answer is often less tangible than assumed—a constellation of regulatory permissions, provider agreements, and professional relationships that may not survive foreclosure. As the sector confronts mounting defaults and tightening Medicaid funding, lenders must recognize that healthcare collateral requires operational stewardship, not just financial engineering.