True Accord

APRIL 5, 2023

On the regulatory front, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) hit the ground running for 2023 with new guidance on subscription fees, proposed rulemaking on non-bank company terms and conditions, and issued an annual report sizing up the three credit reporting companies. The final amended rule will go into effect on July 20, 2023.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On November 9, the Department of Education (DOE) announced its plan to implement an oversight strategy of federal student loan servicers that provides several pathways for identifying problems that can harm borrowers, in real-time. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 9, 2023

On May 4, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB93 into law. For more information, click here. On May 1, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt approved HB1443.

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Troutman Sanders

MARCH 22, 2021

Department of Education announced that about 72,000 student loan borrowers, who were defrauded by their schools, will receive student loan forgiveness that could total $1 billion. On March 10, the Oklahoma Senate passed a health care debt collection bill. For more information, click here. On March 18, the U.S.

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Collection Industry News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Yesterday, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced that it filed its first enforcement action against a debt collector under New York’s Debt Collection Regulations. NYDFS is showing its fangs here and makes a very loud statement to debt collectors: substantiate or else.

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Troutman Sanders

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Department of Education’s decision to terminate its federal student loan contracts with private collection agencies. State Activities: On December 15, the New York Department of Financial Services released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for third-party debt collectors and debt buyers.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 30, 2023

On October 26, a House Financial Services subcommittee drafted legislative proposals related to the buy now, pay later (BNPL) and earned wage access (EWA) market. financial institutions. For more information, click here. For more information, click here. The letter asks the GAO to examine the role U.S.

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Troutman Sanders

AUGUST 1, 2023

On July 27, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act passed the House Committee on Agriculture. The bill previously passed the House Committee on Financial Services on July 26. Per the report, examiners found multiple instances of unfair or abusive acts or practices by servicers.

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Troutman Sanders

DECEMBER 19, 2023

On December 12, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that his office obtained a settlement with a California student loan debt relief company. The company is alleged to have illegally collected fees from customers and misrepresented its services to consumers. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Sanders

APRIL 26, 2021

Federal Activities: On April 22, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a complaint in federal court to seize a $1.6 million home that alleged a fraudulent transfer by the operator of a debt-collection scheme. For more information, click here. On April 22, the U.S.

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Troutman Sanders

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

House of Representatives Committee on Rules passed amendments on credit reporting and medical debt collection for service members and private student loans. For more information, click here. On September 21, the U.S. For more information, click here. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Sanders

MARCH 21, 2023

The bulletin details recent findings by CFPB examiners that certain loan servicers illegally returned loans to collections after bankruptcy courts discharged the loans. On March 15, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) missed the deadline to publish its proposed amendments to its debt collection rule.

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Troutman Sanders

APRIL 4, 2022

On March 30, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sanctioned Edfinancial for deceiving student loan borrowers about their eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and the steps they could have taken to obtain loan cancellation. For more information, click here.

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Burr Forman

MAY 20, 2021

2547 (the “Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act” or “CDCIA”). Originally introduced by House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters, the CDCIA’s primary purpose is to provide additional financial protections for consumers and place restrictions on debt collection activities by amending several consumer finance statutes.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

JANUARY 10, 2024

More specifically, the Department of Financial Services will crack down on the “buy now, pay later” industry. Buy now, pay later services act as a lender of sorts and are currently not licensed by the state. Medical Debt Medical debt was another topic addressed in the State of the State address.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

JANUARY 3, 2017

Here are the highlights: Debt collection, mortgage and credit reporting continue to be the leaders in complaint volume; Debt collections complaints comprise 27% of the total cumulative complaints received to date by the CFPB; Student loan complaints showed the greatest increase over the same period for 2015 with a 120% increase.

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 17, 2024

More specifically, the Department of Financial Services will crack down on the “buy now, pay later” industry. Buy now, pay later services act as a lender of sorts and are currently not licensed by the state. Medical Debt Medical debt was another topic addressed in the State of the State address.

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Better Credit Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

If you fall into hard times, the inability to pay off your credit card bills or student loans can result in your debts being transferred to a debt collection agency. They recently acquired Alltran Financial Services in 2020. Pushing hard for debt collection after your request to validate the debt.

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Better Credit Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Using the strategies outlined below, you can say goodbye to debt collectors and get your score back on track. or FMS Corp, is a third-party debt collection agency headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. collects on a wide range of debts from several industries, including: Education. Financial services. Bank cards.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

OCTOBER 16, 2017

By Zachary Dunn October 16, 2017 The FDCPA, through section 1692d(6), prohibits a debt collector from placing telephone calls to a debtor “without meaningful disclosure of the caller’s identity.” 11 2017), the debtor, Berry, defaulted on student loans he had taken out with the US Department of Education. In Berry v.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

JANUARY 25, 2017

Here are our key takeaways: · Past due medical bills, credit cards and student loans were among the most frequently cited debts consumers identified as being referred to collection. This, coupled, with other comments recently by the CFPB have identified the collection of medical debt as a source of concern for the Bureau.

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True Accord

JANUARY 10, 2024

The fourth quarter marked the resumption of student loan payments for 22 million Americans, but repayment results were low. million borrowers missed their student loan payment —that’s 40% of loan holders. quarterly increase while auto loan balances rose by $13 billion and now stand at $1.6

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 15, 2021

The DFPI is aggressively exercising its new authority to regulate a large group of newly covered financial services, including debt collectors, credit reporting and credit repair agencies, debt relief agencies and others.

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Collection Industry News

MAY 18, 2021

Despite objections from CUNA and NAFCU, the House of Representatives passed the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act on Thursday. 2547 was sponsored by House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Rep. Require discharge of private student loans due to total and permanent disability. The bill, H.R.

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Collection Industry News

JULY 20, 2020

DEBT COLLECTORS, facing growing demands to freeze the collection of debt across the country amid the economic hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic, are mobilizing their lobbyists to push back. In New York, residents are receiving a 30-day reprieve from the collection of state-owned medical and student debt.

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 5, 2022

The Supervisory Highlights detail issues identified by CFPB examination teams across a wide number of segments of the consumer financial services industry. Auto Servicing. Debt Collection. The CFPB believes that debt collectors misrepresent consumers’ responsibilities in cases of identity theft.

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True Accord

JULY 5, 2022

For those tasked with lending or recouping consumer loans, there are more regulatory considerations to keep in mind than before – debt collectors are under more scrutiny while lenders have similarly felt the regulatory squeeze with a number of new rulings in the past few months.

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 28, 2022

The Department has also begun licensing debt collectors. The first change under the CCFPL was a new name for the Department which was formerly the Department of Business Oversight. OFTI participated in more than a dozen public events to publicize OFTI’s activities and extend the invitation to meet.

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Collection Industry News

MAY 9, 2022

The Supervisory Highlights detail issues identified by CFPB examination teams across a wide number of segments of the consumer financial services industry. Auto Servicing. Debt Collection. The CFPB believes that debt collectors misrepresent consumers’ responsibilities in cases of identity theft.

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 14, 2023

On June 8, the CFPB acted against a medical debt collector for numerous debt collection and credit reporting violations. In at least thousands of cases, the debt collector continued to attempt to collect on a debt that was not substantiated after a consumer disputed the validity of the debt.

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True Accord

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And, collections and charge off rates for auto leases, personal loans and bank cards are higher than pre-pandemic. Amidst all the economic gloom, there was a silver lining for many borrowers in the form of student loan forgiveness. Also noteworthy in debt collection regulations: In September, the U.S.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The FTC alleged that the defendants pretended to be affiliated with the Department of Education, charged illegal junk fees, and offered students loan forgiveness promises that were not fulfilled. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Community Financial Services Association of America v. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 21, 2022

On June 13, the CFPB released its annual report on the top financial concerns facing servicemembers, veterans, and military families based on the complaints they submitted to the CFPB. Servicemembers told the CFPB about billing inaccuracies and that debt collectors used aggressive tactics to recover allegedly unpaid medical bills.

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Troutman Sanders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

State Activities: On September 3, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office is assessing ways to overhaul the collection of unpaid student loans, especially those incurred by individuals attending State University of New York (SUNY) schools. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Sanders

DECEMBER 27, 2021

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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Troutman Sanders

JULY 7, 2021

Some consumers reported facing homelessness because of the negative impact of an eviction on their credit history reported by debt collectors. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Sanders

JULY 27, 2020

3841, a bill that protects the stimulus funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) from being garnished by judgement creditors and debt collectors, similar to how Social Security payments are exempt from being garnished. The CARES Act offers relief for those with federal student loans.

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