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Bipartisan FDCPA Servicemembers Act Passes Through House

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The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bipartisan bill, H.R. 5003 - also referred to as the Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act - aimed to enhance protections for servicemembers against debt...more

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CFPB Plans to Publish Final Debt Collection Rules in October

On Thursday, July 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it plans to publish final debt collection rules in October 2020. The final rules will be the first rules clarifying the nearly 40-year-old...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending June 7, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Standing: owner of property subject to mortgage at the time the complaint and lis pendens were filed had standing to dispute legal sufficiency of proof of amount due where owner was...more

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Georgia AG Announces $8.5 Million Settlement with Debt Collector

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On April 4, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (“Georgia AG”) announced? an $8.5 million settlement with a national debt collector, resolving allegations that the company violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...more

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Call Volume Alone Does Not Necessitate a Violation of the FDCPA

A decision from a New Jersey district court serves as a reminder that call volume alone will not support a violation of the FDCPA. In Chisholm v. Afni, Inc., the issue before the court was “whether a series of 18 telephone...more

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Advertising Law - June 2014

Auto Lender Pays $5.5M Over FDCPA, FCRA, and FTC Act Charges - More than $5.5 million was required to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s charges against Consumer Portfolio Services, a California-based auto lender...more

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CFPB Targets Debt Collection in New UDAAP Bulletins, Complaint System, Consumer Action Letters

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made clear that debt collection continues to be a major focus by issuing two new bulletins and five action letters for consumers to use when responding to debt collectors....more

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