Tue.Apr 16, 2024

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Daily Digest – April 16. Suit Accuses Law Firm of Filing False Affidavit of Service; CFPB Letters Demonstrate Support for State Medical Debt Credit Reporting Efforts

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Suit Accuses Law Firm of Filing False Affidavit of Service CFPB Letters Demonstrate Support for State Medical Debt Credit Reporting Efforts Judge Recommends Dismissal of FCRA ‘Permissible Purpose’ Case Against Collector Ed. Dept.

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CFPB Takes Action Against Coding Boot Camp BloomTech and CEO Austen Allred for Deceiving Students and Hiding Loan Costs

Consumer Finance

The CFPB issued an order against BloomTech and its CEO for deceiving students about the cost of loans and making false claims about graduates’ hiring rates.

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Suit Accuses Law Firm of Filing False Affidavit of Service

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CFPB Toma Acciones Contra Centro de Entrenamiento Intensivo de Programación BloomTech y su CEO Austen Allred, por Engañar a sus Estudiantes y Ocultar Costos de Préstamos

Consumer Finance

CFPB demanda al centro de entrenamiento intensivo BloomTech y a su gerente general Austen Allred, por ocultar costos de préstamos y engañar a sus estudiantes sobre índices de empleo.

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Solve Your Firms Automation Complexities Once and For All

Speaker: Mark Stovel

When it comes to automating, many firms focus on finding the latest tech, believing that efficiency is something achieved through new tools. Yet true efficiency is achieved by delivering real value to clients, not merely by upgraded systems. Without a clear approach, no level of automation can overcome the complexities of serving every client’s needs.

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Judge Recommends Dismissal of FCRA ‘Permissible Purpose’ Case Against Collector

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In a case that was defended by Martin Golden Lyons Watts Morgan with local representation by Smith Debnam, a Magistrate Court judge in South Carolina has recommended that a Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuit against a debt collector be dismissed because the plaintiff failed to plead facts that the defendant did not have a permissible […]

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CFPB Letters Demonstrate Support for State Medical Debt Credit Reporting Efforts

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has made no secret of the fact that it wants states to be more proactive when it comes to regulating the financial services industry, and now there are a couple of pieces of evidence to show just how supportive the Bureau is of those efforts.

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A Million Simulations, One Verdict for US Economy: Debt Danger Ahead

Collection Industry News

Bloomberg Economics ran a million forecast simulations on the US debt outlook. 88% of them show borrowing on an unsustainable path. The Congressional Budget Office warned in its latest projections that US federal government debt is on a path from 97% of GDP last year to 116% by 2034 — higher even than in World War II. The actual outlook is likely worse.

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Ed. Dept. Releases Student Loan Repayment Data

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The Department of Education has released data regarding repayment trends following the end of the student loan payment moratorium with the intention of noting how many borrowers are making their loan payments on time and how the average payment among those making payments has “nearly” returned to its pre-pandemic level.