Garnishment Related Topics 
Account Recovery
APRIL 15, 2024
The governor of Oregon has signed a bill into law that raises the amount of money that can be protected by consumers from garnishments and keeps them from a “financial death spiral because of debt collection,” according to the sponsor of the bill.
Account Recovery
DECEMBER 28, 2022
A report issued last week by the National Consumer Law Center grades each state on its exemption laws, which determine how much consumers can protect from judgments and garnishments, determining that none of the 50 states or other territories meet what the organization defines as the five basic standards.
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Account Recovery
MAY 5, 2022
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday announced an enforcement action against Bank of America, in which the nation’s second-largest financial institution will pay a fine of $10 million after it was accused of unlawfully garnishing $592,000 from its customers’ bank accounts.
Account Recovery
DECEMBER 23, 2022
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Account Recovery
DECEMBER 9, 2022
A state court judge in Arizona has granted a temporary restraining order halting the enactment of a measure approved by voters last month that increases the amount that is shielded from garnishments to pay medical debts while also lowering judgment interest rates that can be charged.
Account Recovery
JULY 2, 2021
By virtue of not vetoing it, a new law has been enacted in Maine that expands the protections consumers will have with respect to garnishments, including for the first time, funds that consumers have in their bank accounts.
Account Recovery
MARCH 31, 2022
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld the dismissal of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case in which a defendant was accused of violating the statute by garnishing the plaintiff’s wages to enforce a nonfinal judgment, ruling that alleging a violation of Washington’s state garnishment law is not a de facto … The (..)
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