Troutman Sanders

APRIL 27, 2023

Jonathan helps businesses navigate and litigate the myriad consumer and financial services laws, particularly with the many “alphabet soup” federal consumer protection statutes, such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

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Troutman Sanders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

On December 1, the CFPB published research regarding banks and overdraft fees. It found that banks continue to rely heavily on overdraft and non-sufficient funds revenue, which reached an estimated $15.47 On November 30, Regulation F of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act became effective. billion in 2019.

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True Accord

APRIL 5, 2023

25% despite concerns around the turmoil that has shaken the banking system , landing it at 4.75-5%. Consumers trying to make ends meet have continued turning to credit cards and other credit types to bridge the income to expense gap. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, U.S.

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Troutman Sanders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a suit holding that the plaintiff had not suffered a concrete injury, and therefore, lacked standing to assert a claim under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA). et al , the lawsuit arose out of an unpaid consumer credit account with a bank.

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The Kaplan Group

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Credit Counselor. A credit counselor is certified and trained in consumer credit, money and debt management, and budgeting. These companies can be very risky and using them can have a negative impact on your credit score. It is important to make sure you only see a licensed and reputable counselor.

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Credit Corp

MAY 9, 2023

Renting a home, apartment or town house can affect your credit in a number of ways. It’s increasingly common for credit reporting agencies to include positive rental history in consumer credit reports. Having good credit can help you rent an apartment, and paying rent on time can help you build good credit.

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Better Credit Blog

MAY 12, 2022

It’s still possible you could see a judgment pulling down your credit score. When you owe money to a credit card company, public utility, or bank, or any other creditor, you could be sued in civil court. Just like with consumer credit, debt from a civil judgment must be validated under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

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Troutman Sanders

AUGUST 1, 2023

Dream First Bank, National Association, has agreed to assume all the deposits of Heartland and almost all of Heartland’s failed bank assets. Dream First Bank, National Association, has agreed to assume all the deposits of Heartland and almost all of Heartland’s failed bank assets. For more information, click here.

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True Accord

JULY 5, 2022

1.75% with the central bank expected to deliver more 50+ basis point rate hikes this year. While the markets are pricing these into forecasts , consumers will feel them more acutely in a number of ways. After another rate hike in June, the federal interest rate sits at 1.5-1.75% Key Factor 4: Regulatory and Compliance Guidelines.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On November 8, while at the Central Bank of Ireland, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. On November 8, the European Banking Authority issued draft guidelines defining how stablecoin issuers should structure their risk and management recovery plans concerning reserve assets. For more information, click here.

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Collection Industry News

JULY 19, 2021

Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Fair Credit Reporting Act does not require consumer credit agencies to further investigate when a borrower disputes a debt collector’s ownership of their debt. Attorneys for the borrowers and credit agencies did not immediately reply to requests for comment on Friday.

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Credit Corp

MAY 30, 2023

That means judgment creditors can seek debt payment from more than your wages and bank accounts. These payments are sent to the judgment creditor until your debt is paid. The Consumer Credit Protection Act caps these types of garnishments. Some states add even more restrictions to the garnishment of bank funds.

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Katabat

MARCH 30, 2021

And when they do, there could be millions of families unable to resume paying mortgages, car payments, credit cards, student loans, who could be at risk of losing their homes, their cars, having their wages and bank accounts garnished, who will struggle to put food on the table and take care of their families.”. * * *.

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 28, 2022

The Department has also begun licensing debt collectors. Complaints submitted under the new law, which covered debt collection activities in the first year, increased each quarter with a dramatic surge in the second half of the year when CCFPL complaints increased nearly 140 percent.

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Collection Industry News

MAY 18, 2021

While consumer groups praised the bill for its recourse for consumers harassed by debt collectors, CUNA and NAFCU saw the bill as complicating the legal relationship between consumers, members and lenders. In the letter, Nussle stated, “Lenders rely on complete and accurate credit reports when underwriting loans.

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 15, 2021

SACRAMENTO – More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) continues to expand efforts to protect consumers from financial impacts of the lethal virus that has ravaged the state’s economy and killed more than 53,000 Californians.

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Troutman Sanders

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The CFPB is concerned about accumulating debt, regulatory arbitrage, and data harvesting in a consumer credit market already quickly changing with technology. For more information, click here. For more information, click here. Public comments are now available and are due by Feb.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Our bank and loan servicing clients also face novel challenges affecting their industry due to COVID-19, particularly the ever-changing rules and regulations concerning evictions and foreclosures. In reviewing the market for potential consumer harm, the report presents the latest research on consumer card use, cost, and availability.

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Troutman Sanders

APRIL 4, 2022

dollar, or “e-cash,” intended to “replicate and preserve the privacy, anonymity-respecting, and minimal transactional data-generating properties of physical currency instruments such as coins and notes to the greatest extent technically and practically possible,” all without requiring a bank account. For more information, click here.

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Better Credit Blog

JANUARY 29, 2021

A hard inquiry can be prompted by an application for a credit card or loan, or in some cases a rental application. If you applied for a Citibank credit card, the bank might have accessed one or more of your credit reports, meaning each of your reports could feature a hard inquiry. Debt collectors.

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Collection Industry News

APRIL 11, 2022

“If a consumer discovers a potential error, the credit reporting agencies work to resolve it in advance of the legally required 30-day timeframe.”. Impact of medical debt on credit. Last month, a CFPB report estimated that $88 billion in medical bills appears on 43 million credit reports nationally.

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FDCPA Defense

MAY 6, 2014

The CFPB does not want debt collectors to tell consumers that paying their debts might help them to improve their credit score. Nor does the CFPB want collectors to encourage consumers to pay by informing them that their failure to do so might harm their credit. Credit Bureau of Georgia, 555 F.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The court’s ruling follows a period of mounting pressure on the Texas federal court and the CFPB by banks and financial institution trade associations advocating for the nationwide extension of a July 31 injunction, which enjoined the CFPB from implementing and enforcing the Final Rule against the plaintiffs and their members.

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Better Credit Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

The only problem came when after not paying on an account for 6–7 months, I came to find out that Freedom Debt Relief couldn’t settle this particular account. I had to make my own payment arrangements with the debt collector so that we could keep our furnace. I came to learn that FDR mainly only works with credit cards.

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Fico Collections

JUNE 16, 2022

It directly relates to research undertaken in 2010 when empirical evidence showed that economic victims have very different risk profiles and often respond very differently when they’re struggling to service personal debt. Prior to the 2008 global financial crisis, the average RtFG of consumer credit customers having reached charge-off was 2.5

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 2, 2021

and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, would, according to a news release : Suspend all extraordinary collection actions by health care providers for all medical debt (e.g. wage garnishment, bank account seizure) during the covered period (i.e. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., The bills, S. 214 sponsored by U.S.

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Fico Collections

JULY 6, 2020

We are likely to enter a period when consumers find it harder to service debts as the cost of living, tax and other liabilities increases. Data, such as open banking transactional profiling, that gives unparalleled insight into a consumer’s changing spending behaviour, is already recognised as key.

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FDCPA Defense

JUNE 9, 2012

The Credit Recovery Co. , 1998) (section 1692e(8) "requires a debt collector who knows or should know that a given debt is disputed to disclose its disputed status to persons inquiring about a consumer's credit history.") (emphasis added); Sunga v. First Premier Bank , 2012 WL 832992, *10 (M.D.

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 14, 2023

On June 8, the board of governors for the Federal Reserve (the Fed), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and the OCC requested public comment on proposed guidance addressing reconsiderations of value (ROV) for residential real estate transactions.

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 21, 2022

Covered institutions include banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies. As the most comprehensive publicly available information on mortgage market activity, HMDA data is used by industry, consumer groups, regulators, and others to assess potential fair lending risks and for other purposes.

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 2, 2023

Senate Committee on Banking held a full committee hearing, titled “Oversight of the Credit Reporting Agencies.” Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) described consumer credit reports as “riddled with errors.” Brown argued that medical debt “correlates with illness,” not with credit risk. On April 27, the U.S.

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Troutman Sanders

APRIL 15, 2022

The plan includes four focus areas: Holding Providers and Collectors Accountable: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will evaluate how providers’ billing practices impact access and affordability of care and the accrual of medical debt. At the end of March, the U.S. A]nd this problem is growing.

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Better Credit Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

Don’t go into too many details, but let the debt collector know if you’re trying to buy a house but can’t because of the negative information on your credit report. Then kindly ask the debt collector to remove collections from your credit report out of goodwill. Bank of America Collections.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

On November 2, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra delivered remarks at the Consumer Advisory Board meeting, which included a discussion on the fast-growing buy now, pay later market. This would include requiring banks to reimburse consumers for P2P payments made but later identified by consumers as payments to a scammer.

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Troutman Sanders

MARCH 21, 2022

To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest COVID-19 driven events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week: Federal Activities. State Activities. Privacy and Cybersecurity Activities. For more information, click here.

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Burt and Associates

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Introduction and Spotlight on Medical and Rental Debt 1.1 Medical Debt 1.1.1 Introduction: This section highlights the CFPB’s work on medical debt issues, including a proposed rule to restrict medical debt reporting on credit reports. Rental Debt 1.2.1 Medical Debt 1.1.1 Rental Debt 1.2.1

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Troutman Sanders

AUGUST 31, 2020

On August 21, 2020, the Connecticut Department of Banking extended its no-action memo to address branch licensing issues through 2020. The no-action memo concerns the requirement that any Connecticut licensable activity by a Consumer Credit Licensee be conducted from a licensed branch office location so long as certain criteria are met.

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