True Accord

JANUARY 21, 2025

CFPB Looks at Medical Debt, Student Loans and So Much Data Medical debt wasnt the only focus for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Q4. And with credit card rates averaging 20%, interest costs could almost triple the average debt for those making minimum payments after factoring in interest expenses.

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Credit Corp

JANUARY 7, 2021

Unfortunately, holiday credit card debt lingers far longer than leftover turkey. If you don’t—or can’t—repay holiday debt promptly, it’ll accumulate over time. Compare Rates on Debt Consolidation Loans. How Can I Get Out of Debt with No Money? If you’re in a financial rough patch, don’t panic.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The FTC’s Safeguards Rule requires nonbanking financial institutions, such as mortgage brokers, motor vehicle dealers, and payday lenders, to develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive security program to keep their customers’ information safe. financial institutions. For more information, click here.

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Fico Collections

JANUARY 15, 2021

In our top post, Vice President and General Manager of Scores, Sally Taylor explained the new FICO Resilience Index, designed to provide lenders with a more precise assessment of consumer credit risk and consumers with demonstrated talent for weathering economic storms greater access to credit.

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Collection Industry News

JANUARY 25, 2023

Issuers will likely turn off the spigot of generous incentives and easy credit in 2023 in response to a weaker economy, according to analysts. We spoke to credit experts about emerging credit card trends, how they may impact consumers and how you can prepare. People might find themselves in more credit card debt.

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 9, 2023

On May 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a permanent ban from debt relief telemarketing for operators of debt relief scam. The FTC charged the defendants with taking tens of millions of dollars from people by falsely promising to eliminate or substantially reduce their credit card debt.

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Troutman Sanders

JULY 11, 2023

According to the FTC’s June 2016 complaint, brought jointly with the Florida attorney general, the defendants called consumers via robocalls to sell credit card interest rate reduction services. The CFPB further alleged that the defendants made guarantees about lowering consumers’ credit card interest rates.

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