The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s second annual report to Congress on enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) confirms that debt collection will continue to be a major CFPB focus in 2013....more
3/27/2013
- CFPB Debt Collection Dodd-Frank FDCPA FTC
A collection letter violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) because its invitation to call a toll-free number could be read by the “least sophisticated debtor” to permit the debt to be effectively disputed by...more
3/14/2013
- Debt Collection Debtors FDCPA Notice Requirements
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a report, The Structure and Practices of the Debt Buying Industry, which the FTC has described as “the first of its kind” empirical study of debt buyers. ...more
2/1/2013
- CFPB Debt Debt Buyers Debt Collection FTC
