
Settlement of $600,000 debt collection appeals MOHELA
The Missouri Student Loan Authority has agreed to pay $600,000 to resolve claims that it…
The Missouri Student Loan Authority has agreed to pay $600,000 to resolve claims that it…
Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) very quietly overhauled its debt collection…
First Collect International is an accounting firm that takes care of its clients’ money and…
we Rep. Al LawsonD-Fla., brought back his “Fair Debt Collections Protection for Small Businesses Actwhich…
On February 14, 2022, the Consumer Relations Consortium (CRC) submitted comments to the New York…
The National Union of Higher Education has criticized management at Swinburne University of Technology for…
As far as the industry is concerned, a long history of poor customer service, the…
NEVA’s innovative AI models enable a new offering that proactively identifies events with potential for…
The CFPB has published a compliance bulletin and policy guidance on medical debt collection and…
If you’ve recently received a text, email, or social media message from a debt collector,…
New debt collection rules now allow debt collectors to use emails, texts and social media…
A new national report criticizes Connecticut for inadequate debt-collectors exemption laws that “don’t meet even…
A new national report criticizes Connecticut for inadequate debt-collectors exemption laws that “don’t meet even…
As debt collectors prepared to comply with the new Regulation F, last fall the CFPB…
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) released a notice on its website…
The legislatures of Nevada and New Mexico recently enacted new laws that address medical bill…
What happened The Amendments, if adopted as proposed, create new definitions of various terms, including…
On December 15, 2021, the New York State Department of Financial Services released proposed amendments…
The CFPB published the Fall 2021 edition of its Supervisory Highlights. The report discusses the…
(NEWS10) – A new amendment proposed by the Department of Financial Services (DFS) aims to…
The CFPB published the Fall 2021 edition of its Supervisory Highlights. The report addresses the…
New York State recently enacted Senate Bill (SB) 153, the Consumer Credit Fairness Act, which…
On September 25, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Senate Bill 908 – enacting the…
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) can be found at 15 USC § 1692.…
There is a $140 billion burden of overdue medical bills on US credit reports, and…
The Eleventh Circuit last week overturned its most recent opinion in the debt collection case…
Collectors made illegal, false and deceptiveThreats for consumers to collect their debts AG James encourages…
The GA’s office accuses companies of making illegal, false and deceptive threats to consumers to…
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On November 15, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) released a second…
By Caleb Drickey (Nov 17, 2021, 6:50 p.m. EST) – A panel of appeal judges…
The bank had been accused of engaging in illegal debt collection activities through call centers,…
The CFPB recently published guidance documents on the requirements of its debt collection rule (Regulation…
Last month, the industry saw the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) release a number of…
On October 29, the New York Department of Financial Services released proposed amendments to 23…
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On October 29, 2021, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) released proposed…
On October 29, the CFPB published further frequently asked questions on Regulation F, its final…
On October 8, the governor of New York signed Bill AO-2260A to assist borrowers in…
On October 29, 2021 – just 32 days before the effective date of November 30,…
California enacted six new laws in October extending consumer rights, including new disclosure and consumer…
In the show Squid game, the poor fight to the death for money to pay…
The Brown & Crouppen Legal Lens takes a closer look at day-to-day legal issues and…
Outdated billing practices, especially in hospitals and doctor’s offices, are causing challenges for debt collection…
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A California bill signed into law this month imposes new limitations on hospital debt collection…
Banks, credit card companies and debt collectors have pushed for an overhaul of federal debt…
The CFPB has published Frequently Asked Questions on the provisions relating to messages with limited…
Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 6:46 a.m.Press release: FinCap FinCap calls for strong regulation to tackle…
BusinessSep 27, 2021 5:00 PM3 minute readSome debt collectors call borrowers up to six times…
Facebook wants to help you get paid. At least that’s what the company has claimed…
With the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, many industries around the world have been forced…
Facebook wants to help you get paid. At least that’s what the company has claimed…
The two settlements, totaling nearly $ 4 million, will fund local consumer programs statewide. The…
One in 10 or about 10% of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) buyers have been…
United States: The CFPB debt collection regulations will come into force on November 30 September…
One in 10 Buy Now Pay Later buyers have been chased by debt collectors, representing…
United States: CFPB confirms date of entry into force of November 30 for final debt…
On August 25, 2021, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that…
PHUKET: Thalang Police are investigating how a visit by debt collectors for a loan shark…
United States: Recent CFPB actions focus on debt collection August 20, 2021 Cooley LLP To…
On August 16, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a settlement proposal to…
On July 30, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that two final rules…
SANTA FE, NM (AP) — New Mexico’s justice system takes steps to ease financial turmoil…
California Governor Gavin Newsom enacted Senate Bill 908, including the California Debt Collection Licensing Act,…
United States: The CFPB withdraws its proposal to extend the date of entry into force…
On August 3, 2021, the DC City Council unanimously approved an amended version of the…
On October 30, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or the Bureau) released its…
United States: New Interpretation of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Shakes Industry 02 Aug 2021…
On July 13, 2021, in an alleged effort to protect consumers when Washington DC’s emergency…
When the pandemic halted travel in March 2020, Lew Moore waived the lease on his…
Federal and state regulators have long focused on debt collection practices, but recent news and…
WASHINGTON DC (WDVM) – The District of Columbia Council has passed legislation that will protect…
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DC Chairman Phil Mendelson and Attorney General Karl Racine are proposing legislation to protect consumers…
Tuesday 06 July 2021 10:43 Britain’s four biggest banks have hired more than 750 debt…
Long Island seniors law shop the target of a lawsuit alleging one of its partners…
Consumer finance companies and credit vendors spend a lot of time and energy avoiding becoming…
B-333208 May 4, 2021 The Honorable Sherrod BrownPresidentThe Honorable Patrick J. ToomeyRanking MemberBanking, Housing and…
On October 26, 2020, Maria gave birth to a healthy 5-pound, 6-ounce baby girl. She…
Last month, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) released draft regulations under the…
On May 13, 2021, the United States House of Representatives adopted HR 2547 (the “Comprehensive…
Since the official creation of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) earlier…
On April 23, 2021, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”) issued proposed…
The Eleventh Circuit issued a notice on April 21, 2021, relating to the Fair Debt…
On April 19, 2021, the CFPB announced that it had issued an Interim Final Rule…
United States: The CFPB proposes a new date of entry into force of the regulation…
“This is a civil forfeiture case at this point. No criminal charges have been laid,…
Debt collectors can expect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission to…
The IRS is asking strangers to do some of its dirty work. Namely, he assigned…
While it remains to be seen what changes, if any, a change in leadership within…
In a recently filed case Form 10-K, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PayPal) announced that it received…
On January 21, the CFPB issued a Small Entity Compliance Guide summarizing the October 2020…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating how Venmo, the digital money transfer service operated…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is examining how Venmo, the digital money transfer service operated…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking to delay implementation dates for rules on qualified…
The CFPB recently published a final rule amending Regulation F, in order to provide additional…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released major updates to the rules that affect…
State Attorney General Letitia James. John Hickey Several Amherst-based debt collection companies, two owners and…