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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Among other things, the bill: (1) caps the rate of interest on medical debt to 3% per annum; (2) requires a debt collector or collection agency collecting on a medical debt to provide the consumer, upon the consumer’s written or oral request, an itemized statement concerning the debt, while allowing the consumer to dispute the validity of the debt (..)

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Is The CFBP's Position On Credit Reporting Statements Consistent With The Case Law?

FDCPA Defense

In its Bulletin issued in July 2013 , the CFPB took the position that creditors, debt buyers and third-party collectors often make representations to consumers about credit-related issues in order to persuade them to pay. Arrow Financial Services , 428 F. 2d 1057 (N.D.

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law Releases Its Report

Collection Industry News

Chartered by the Bureau in January of 2020, the Taskforce has examined the existing legal and regulatory environment facing consumers and financial services providers. Clarify the obligations of CRAs and furnishers with respect to disputes under the FCRA; Assess periodically the accuracy and completeness of consumer credit reports.

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Compliance Roundup - 7 December 2022

CSA

One of their key proposals is that the government and FCA introduce clear limits on the number of times that creditors can contact people in debt. The FCA’s chief operating officer and executive director of authorisations, Emily Shepperd, recently delivered a speech in which she outlined the importance of culture in financial services firms.

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Agile Collections Strategies Can Protect Loyalty in Tough Times

Fico Collections

Once a route to creditworthiness is redefined, they are often reluctant to compromise on their pre-agreed financial plans. Creditors that don’t have scalable and agile orchestrated digital channels will struggle to manage the high volume of activity already emerging at the pre-delinquency and early collections’ stages.