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On September 25, 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed S.B. 908, enacting the Debt Collection Licensing Act (DCLA). The DCLA will take effect on January 1, 2022, but proposed regulations will begin to roll out soon. ...more
As discussed in our June 12th and August 7th posts, The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (“DCA”) issued new debt collection rules related to limited English proficiency servicing, which took effect June 27, 2020....more
The New York Department of Financial Services has announced the creation of a new Consumer Protection Task Force within the NYDFS. ...more
The CFPB has issued a new report on tradelines reported by third-party debt collectors as reflected on credit reports compiled by nationwide consumer reporting agencies. The third-party collector tradelines consist of those...more
As part of our continuing discussion of the CFPB’s proposed debt collection rules, we focus in this blog post on a provision that occupies very little real estate in the proposal, but could have tremendous significance: a new...more
On April 25, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) entered into a Consent Order with a New Jersey debt collection law firm, Pressler & Pressler, LLP, and two of its managing partners, Sheldon H. Pressler, and...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, was created to enforce various consumer finance laws like the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Home Mortgage...more