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CFPB issues proposal to prohibit use of medical debt information in credit decisions

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The steady drumbeat of steps during Rohit Chopra’s tenure as CFPB Director to call into question the reliability and predictability of medical debt information in credit underwriting reached a crescendo last week with the...more

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CFPB Proposed Rule Banning Reporting of Medical Debt

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On June 11, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a proposed rule amending Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), concerning medical debt. The proposed rule would...more

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CFPB Backs Connecticut and California Bills to Prohibit Medical Debt Reporting

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Recently, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) submitted letters to senators in Connecticut and California supporting their proposals to prohibit medical debt reporting....more

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CFPB’s Spring Edition of Its Supervisory Highlights Focuses on Consumer Reporting

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Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released the spring edition of its Supervisory Highlights report, providing a high-level overview of alleged unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices...more

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A Look at Consumer Reporting in 2023, and What's to Come

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The legal landscape of consumer reporting continues to evolve with courts, federal regulators and state legislatures all playing roles in shaping this area of the law. Originally published in Law360 - January 9, 2024....more

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CFPB Annual Report Sees Continued Increase in Consumer Reporting Complaints and Complaints Involving Fraudulent Activity, Student...

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On March 29, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its Consumer Response Annual Report, providing a high-level overview of the 1,657,600 consumer complaints received by the Bureau from January 1...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - January 2024 # 3

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

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Data Furnishers Should Watch CFPB Plans for Class Actions

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Information furnishers, beware. A potential rule under consideration by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is explicitly aimed at opening a new era of Fair Credit Reporting Act class actions against companies that...more

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CFPB issues two new FCRA advisory opinions on background screening reports and disclosure of credit files to consumers

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On January 11, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued two new advisory opinions: Fair Credit Reporting; Background Screening and Fair Credit Reporting; File Disclosure. The advisory opinions are part of...more

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CFPB files amicus briefs in FDCPA case and also files amicus brief in FCRA case jointly with FTC

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The CFPB recently filed two amicus briefs, one in a First Circuit case involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the other, which was filed jointly with the Federal Trade Commission, in a Fourth Circuit...more

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CFPB and FTC File Amicus Brief Urging Fourth Circuit to Find FCRA Requires Investigation Regardless of Whether Dispute Is Factual...

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On December 8, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the agencies) filed an amici curiae brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to reverse a...more

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FTC extends comment deadline for “junk fees” proposal

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The FTC has extended by 30 days the deadline for submitting comments on its proposed “Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees” targeting what the FTC refers to as “junk fees.”  The new comment deadline is February 7, 2024....more

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Bills To Curtail Trigger Leads Introduced in Congress

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Bills have been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 4198) and the U.S. Senate (S. 3502) to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to curtail the practice of trigger leads with mortgage loans....more

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Trade groups urge CFPB to issue ANPR on FCRA rulemaking

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In September 2023, the CFPB announced that it was launching a Fair Credit Reporting Act rulemaking and issued an outline of the proposals it is considering in preparation for convening a Small Business Advisory Review Panel. ...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - November 2023 # 3

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

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AFSA raises concerns about sufficiency of CFPB’s Supervisory Highlights

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In a comment letter sent last week to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra, a key financial industry trade group raised concerns that a recent edition of the CFPB’s Supervisory Highlights did not...more

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NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Proposes Amendments to Debt Collection Rules

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New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (NYC DCWP) recently released a notice of proposed amendments to its debt collection rules. The proposed amendments are detailed, lengthy, and include expanded...more

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CFPB's Rulemaking Under the FCRA – Crossover Episode With The Consumer Finance Podcast - FCRA Focus Podcast

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Join us for the first episode in a special three-part series covering the CFPB's intention to propose new rules under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). In this episode, Troutman Pepper Partners Chris Willis, Dave...more

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Ninth Circuit affirms district court’s denial of preliminary injunction to block enforcement of Nevada medical debt collection law

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, recently affirmed the district court’s decision denying the plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block...more

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CFPB receives FCRA rulemaking petition on debt collection

On March 3, the CFPB received a rulemaking petition from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) in response to forthcoming FCRA rulemaking announced in the Bureau’s Fall 2022 regulatory agenda. As previously covered by...more

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CFPB Will Enforce Laws Preventing the Collection/Reporting of Medical Debts Barred by the NSA

As part of the Biden administration’s focus on enforcement of the No Surprises Act (NSA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a bulletin (the Bulletin) indicating that it will closely review the...more

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Dodd-Frank at 4: Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more

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