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CFPB extends effective date of medical debt advisory opinion

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Saying that it wants to provide sufficient time to brief issues in pending litigation, the CFPB has announced that it is extending the effective date of its advisory opinion on medical debt from Dec. 3, 2024 to Jan. 2, 2025....more

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ACA International files suit challenging CFPB medical debt advisory opinion

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ACA International, the association representing the accounts receivable industry, has filed suit against the CFPB, alleging that the bureau’s advisory opinion on medical debt was overtly political, issued in violation of the...more

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CFPB Voluntarily Extends Effective Date of Advisory Opinion on Medical Debt

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Earlier this month, we discussed the lawsuit filed by ACA International, LLC and Collection Bureau Services, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB...more

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House Resolution Introduced to Disapprove the CFPB Advisory Opinion on Medical Debt Collection Practices

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On November 13, Representative Gary J. Palmer (R-AL) introduced House Joint Resolution 220, which seeks congressional disapproval of an advisory opinion published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Issues Guidelines for Medical Debt Collection

On October 1, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion highlighting that debt collectors engaging in certain practices with respect to the collection of medical debts are strictly liable under the FDCPA and Regulation F....more

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CFPB Intensifies Scrutiny on Medical Debt Collection Practices

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On October 1, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued an advisory opinion aimed at debt collectors and emphasizing their obligations under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Regulation...more

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CFPB Issues Guidance to Protect Homeowners from Zombie Mortgages

On April 26, 2023, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion, which reiterated that the FDCPA and Regulation F prohibit certain debt collectors from suing to collect on debt or threatening to foreclose on homes with mortgages past...more

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CFPB Issues Advisory Opinion on Debt Collection Practices

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On April 26, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released an advisory opinion to clarify that it is against the law for a debt collector to sue or threaten to sue in order to collect a time-barred debt, as...more

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CFPB guidance on pay-to-pay fees impacts consumer loan agreements

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Consumer debt collectors may not be permitted to charge consumers “convenience fees” for card payments, which the Consumer Financial Protection Board (the “CFPB”) calls “pay-to-pay” fees, unless the underlying loan agreement...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Advisory Opinion: Pay-to-Pay, “Convenience” Fees Prohibited by FDCPA

On June 29, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion affirming that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Regulation F prohibit debt collectors from collecting pay-to-pay or “convenience fees” imposed for making a...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 12, 2022)

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Regulatory Announcements- CFPB Issues Advisory Opinion on FCRA Permissible Purposes for Providing Consumer Reports. On July 7, the CFPB issued an Advisory Opinion on the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) that outlines...more

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CFPB Warns Debt Collectors of Illegal Pay-to-Pay Fees

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The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued an advisory opinion warning debt collectors that they may be collecting illegal fees from consumer-borrowers. Specifically, the Bureau has interpreted Section 808(1) of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CFPB Issues Advisory Opinion Clarifying Its Views on When Debt Collectors Can Charge Consumers “Convenience Fees”

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion on June 29, 2022, clarifying its view as to the legality under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) of “convenience fees” for optional...more

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