Collection Industry News

MARCH 19, 2024

Bottom line: households took on more debt at the end of last year and we’re seeing loans increasingly going bad, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, leading to a shift in consumer spending for 2024. And we’re seeing consumers often need help to organize the different debts.”

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Collection Industry News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

And another factor might make the increases more painful for some consumers: The pause on federal student loan payments ended Sept. Student loan balances have already begun accruing interest again, and soon, borrowers will be expected to start making regular payments.

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True Accord

APRIL 5, 2023

At the beginning of March, the federal government ended pandemic-era payments for low-income families on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), causing nearly 30 million Americans to lose increased food stamp benefits. consumer credit card debt has increased to nearly $1 trillion.

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Public Citizen

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Speaker Selection:             Interested scholars and practitioners must submit their interest in the Symposium, proposed topic idea, and current affiliations with law firms, universities, or non-government advocacy organizations to editorinchief@gmail.com by January 8, 2021. 

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True Accord

JULY 9, 2024

Concerningly for lower-income households, organizations distributing federal financial support expect they’ll be able to help roughly one million fewer families pay their energy bills this year, in part due to government funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) falling by $2 billion from last fiscal year.

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Public Citizen

DECEMBER 12, 2021

.   Here's the abstract: The history of consumer goods and consumer credit markets presents an anomaly: market transactions for consumer goods and credit transactions evolved in tandem from face to face and bespoke to standardized and widely distributed; the law governing these “product” markets has not.

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Taurus Collect

JUNE 16, 2024

Consumer Credit Act 1974 : This act regulates consumer credit and related services. It provides rights to consumers and outlines the responsibilities of lenders. Consumer Rights A pivotal aspect of compliance is understanding and respecting consumer rights.

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CSA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The impact of the pandemic on the credit/consumer eco-system has been profound, but the CSA?s s member firms have continued to facilitate payment deferrals and offer forbearance beyond the Government?s s requirements. Collections and recoveries remain an important part of the economic ?plumbing?, s Debt Management function.

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True Accord

MARCH 31, 2022

Add these all together and the financial outlook for consumers, especially those in debt, is scary. For one, the consumer credit market is looking strong with signs of expansion, specifically, originations for credit cards and personal loans are increasing. But there are silver linings, as well.

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Collection Industry News

MAY 19, 2024

The report is based on data from the New York Fed’s nationally representative Consumer Credit Panel. The New York Fed also issued an accompanying Liberty Street Economics blog post examining credit card utilization and its relationship with delinquency. Credit card balances decreased by $14 billion to $1.12

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 19, 2022

ruling that the plaintiff failed to specifically allege facts to support an inference that Navient Corporation and Navient Solutions LLC violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act (CCRAA). Navient Corp.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

JANUARY 10, 2024

Hochul specifically mentioned student loan servicers who encourage the quickest repayment plans or plans not suitable for the party repaying. The government will look to stop these exploitative tactics and more. Medical Debt Medical debt was another topic addressed in the State of the State address.

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Fico Collections

APRIL 28, 2023

Credit Risk and FICO Score Trends? economy, credit scores, and credit risk trends were headed. government and financial institutions to implement significant guard rails and safety net programs for consumers such as the government stimulus, extended unemployment benefits, and payment accommodations.

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Collection Industry News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The just recently released Federal Reserve Consumer Credit-G.19 consumer credit outstanding has reached historic levels; outstanding consumer credit is now at $4.7 In August, consumer credit increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 8.3 19 report shows that U.S. The post U.S.

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Collection Industry News

AUGUST 25, 2024

The report is based on data from the New York Fed’s nationally representative Consumer Credit Panel. The New York Fed also issued an accompanying Liberty Street Economics blog post examining growing balances of home equity lines of credit (HELOC). Credit card balances increased by $27 billion to $1.14

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Collection Industry News

JULY 12, 2021

Americans borrowed a lot more money in May, according to new data from the Federal Reserve’s Consumer Credit Report released in July. There was a 10% increase in credit use on a seasonally adjusted annual basis in May 2021. In May 2021, the total outstanding balance of consumer credit hit $4.25

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 26, 2023

On January 20, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta submitted a letter to the CFPB agreeing with its preliminary determination that California’s Commercial Financing Disclosures Law (CFDL) is not preempted by TILA because the CFDL only applies to commercial financing and not to consumer credit transactions within the scope of TILA.

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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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Fico Collections

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Saxon Shirley Fri, 05/20/2022 - 06:06 by FICO expand_less Back To Top Tue, 02/07/2023 - 19:10 As the independent standard in credit scoring, FICO® Scores are the leading credit scores used extensively across the lending ecosystem. million previously “unscorable” consumer files.

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Credit Corp

MARCH 8, 2023

Your credit history and scores can impact your entire life. Whether or not you can get a loan—and at what interest—often depends on your credit. Credit can also play a role in whether you can rent the apartment you want, get a credit card for use in daily life or enjoy a great deal on car insurance.

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Collection Industry News

AUGUST 17, 2023

The report is based on data from the New York Fed’s nationally representative Consumer Credit Panel. Credit card balances increased by $45 billion, from $986 billion in Q1 2023 to a series high of $1.03 Other balances, which include retail cards and other consumer loans, increased by $15 billion.

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Fico Collections

JUNE 23, 2023

In October 2022 , the FHFA validated and approved FICO® Score 10 T for use by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-sponsored enterprises that guarantee most of the mortgages in the US. mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, etc.) offering continuity and stability for lenders, investors, and consumers.

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 28, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took action against a firm that used a government website as part of its scheme connected with consumer credit reports. The complaint seeks both civil penalties and consumer redress, according to the news release. Source- site.

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Fico Collections

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Information and data continue to be key tools at our disposal to better understand the dynamics of the last couple of years, and better navigate what lies ahead for the Canadian consumer credit environment.

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Collection Industry News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Millions of renters, and especially minority and low-income families, may suffer previously avoided economic harms of the COVID-19 pandemic as federal and state relief programs end, according to a report released today by The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In particular, the minimum loan size for three Main Street facilities available to for-profit and nonprofit borrowers was reduced from $250,000 to $100,000, and the fees were adjusted to encourage the provision of these smaller loans. The legislation would benefit banks and credit unions with assets under $15 billion.

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Better Credit Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Though you may be unfamiliar with Fairway, the agency collects on a wide range of consumer debts, including the following: Health insurance billing and follow-up. Education loans, tuition, fines and fees. Government fines and fees. Mortgages and loans. Credit cards. Self-pay collections. Parking tickets.

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Troutman Sanders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

On December 1, the CFPB, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced that the 2022 threshold for exempting loans from special appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans will increase from $27,200 to $28,500. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Collection Industry News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Credit card delinquency rates also rose across the board, according to the New York Fed, but especially among millennials, or borrowers between the ages of 30 and 39, who are burdened by high levels of student loan debt. But that comes at the expense of other long-term financial goals, he added.

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CSA

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) has published a policy paper exploring the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on mental health, in which it sets out a range of measures it believes should be taken by government, regulators and firms to reduce the harm on people’s mental health. The MMHPI paper can be found here.

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Fico Collections

JANUARY 26, 2022

FICO® Score At 716, Indicating Improvement In Consumer Credit Behaviors Despite Pandemic. Ethan Dornhelm wrote: The FICO® Score is the lingua franca, or common language, for the credit scoring industry. It serves as a broad-based, independent standard measure of credit risk. Fewer consumers are actively seeking credit.

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Troutman Sanders

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Federal Activities: On December 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a series of orders to five companies offering “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) credit. The CFPB is concerned about accumulating debt, regulatory arbitrage, and data harvesting in a consumer credit market already quickly changing with technology.

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Better Credit Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

It was for a PMSI loan for an outdoor wood burning furnace. I came to learn that FDR mainly only works with credit cards. I also have solar panels with FDR; fortunately for me that is an unsecured loan, so they can help with that one.” – Laura Whipple, 4-star review, TrustPilot. I was not told that by my consultant.

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 17, 2024

The governor said: Plans to Outlaw Unfair and Abusive Collection Tactics Concerned with predatory business practices bilking people out of their hard-earned money, the government will focus on looking for bad actors. The government will look to stop these exploitative tactics and more. Over 700,000 New Yorkers have medical debt.

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Collection Industry News

JUNE 14, 2023

It requires collectors to obtain prior express consent before making automated or prerecorded calls to consumers’ cell phones. Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA): The FCRA governs the accuracy, privacy, and use of consumer credit information. It also restricts unsolicited text messages and fax communications.

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Troutman Sanders

APRIL 4, 2022

The bill requires stablecoins to be backed by government securities with maturities less than 12 months or domestic dollars, while requiring stablecoin issuers to publicly release audited reports of reserves executed by third-party auditors. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 7, 2022

More than half of the debt that appears on credit reports as being in collection stems from medical bills, the agency found. Unpaid medical bills became a bigger concern during the pandemic, and now, a federal consumer agency is considering whether those debts should be banned from consumer credit reports.

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