Early in the morning on July 28, 2016, in coordination with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (the “Bureau”) field hearing on debt collection being held the same day in Sacramento, California, the Bureau released a...more
7/29/2016
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Debt Buyers ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDCPA ,
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) ,
Notification Requirements ,
Third-Party Service Provider
Beginning August 31, 2015, the CFPB will begin supervising nonbank auto finance companies pursuant to 12 C.F.R. 1090.108. The Final Rule provides that auto finance companies that qualify as “larger participants of a market...more
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA, 559 U.S. 573 (2010), it is clear that the bona fide error defense set forth in section 1692k(c) of the Fair Debt Collection...more
8/19/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Cards ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Midland Funding ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Summary Judgment