Debt-Relief Industry

CFPB announces criminal referral relating to alleged debt-relief scam

by Barbara S. Mishkin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/8/2013

At a press conference yesterday in New York City, Director Cordray announced that the CFPB had made a criminal referral to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York arising out of the CFPB’s...more

Debt Relief and Counseling Scams

by Jeff Field | Jeff Field & Associates on 5/2/2013

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 instituted a credit counseling requirement for debtors filing for bankruptcy protection. Credit counseling agencies sprang up quickly on the heels of this...more

FTC Continues To Target Debt Collectors and Debt Relief Companies

by John L. Culhane, Jr., Stefanie Jackman, Alan S. Kaplinsky, Heather Klein, Glen Trudel, Christopher J. Willis | Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/11/2013

The Federal Trade Commission’s continuing focus on the debt collection and debt relief industries was clearly demonstrated by several recently announced lawsuits and settlements....more

"House Ways and Means Committee’s Tax Reform Proposals for Financial Products"

by Pamela Lawrence Endreny, Stuart Finkelstein, Edward Gonzalez, Cary Pugh, W. Kirk Wallace, Thomas Wood | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/29/2013

On January 24, 2013, Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich), the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, released a “discussion draft” of a bill relating to the taxation of derivatives and other financial products (the Discussion...more

2013 Outlook for Credit Counseling: A Legal and Regulatory Perspective

by Jonathan L. Pompan | Venable LLP on 1/14/2013

Originally published in "The Independent Counselor" - January 2013. As the start of 2013 is upon us, nonprofit credit counseling agencies will be trying to anticipate the needs of their communities, by knowing what to...more

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CFPB announces criminal referral relating to alleged debt-relief scam

Debt Relief and Counseling Scams

FTC Continues To Target Debt Collectors and Debt Relief Companies

"House Ways and Means Committee’s Tax Reform Proposals for Financial Products"

2013 Outlook for Credit Counseling: A Legal and Regulatory Perspective

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