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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Collection Agencies

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Third Circuit Ruling Gives CFPB Green Light to Enforce Against Student Loan Trusts

In a significant ruling on March 19, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that the CFPB can proceed with its lawsuit against a group of Delaware student loan trusts rejecting their claims that they are just passive...more

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Collection Agency Licensing and Exemptions

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With the new collection agency rule of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) having taken effect on November 30, 2021, we thought we could help round out your understanding of the collection agency laws by...more

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Crucial Conversations All Debt Collectors Should Have with their Creditors

With the CFPB having decided to leave the effective date of the Debt Collection Rule as November 30th, the push is on for debt collectors to ensure their compliance with the Rule by that date. As debt collectors make the...more

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CFPB Releases New Compliance Aid

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In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new Compliance Aid; the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Form N-PX with the goal of making it easier and more...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Navigating the Challenges of Medical Debt Recovery - October 19th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

With Medical Debt Hitting $140 Billion, Hospitals Are Taking Action. How Can You Maximize Collections While Minimizing Risks? Find Out at a New Manatt Webinar... New research published in the Journal of the American...more

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Picking Apart the Validation Notice Requirements Under the Debt Collection Rule

While it remains to be seen what, if any, changes a change in leadership in the CFPB will bring to the Debt Collection Rule, for now collection agencies should begin readying themselves for a November 30th effective date. Now...more

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New Mexico Joins Operation Labeled “Corrupt Collector” and Sues Three Collection Agencies

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New Mexico’s Attorney General Hector Balderas announced on September 29 that his office has filed three lawsuits against debt collection companies. In his statement, Balderas explained that these lawsuits are part of a larger...more

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Consumer Financial Services Spring 2018 Update

District Court Takes Expansive View of Deceptive or Misleading Practices under FDCPA - The FDCPA prohibits a debt collector from using "any false, deceptive, or misleading representation" in connection with the collection...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal Circuit Partially Lifts Ban on Education Department’s Default Collection Efforts; Court of Federal Claims Orders...

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has partially lifted a preliminary injunction that prevented the U.S. Department of Education (Department) from placing defaulted student loans with private collection...more

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CFPB Presents Significant New Regulatory Requirements for Third-Party Debt Collectors

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On July 28, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released an outline of proposals and alternatives under consideration for regulating debt collection practices. The outline’s release triggers the formation of...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

CFPB Gives Preview of Changes Coming to the Collection Industry

On July 28, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a detailed outline of proposals that address some of the hot topic issues in the collection industry. Before they become rules, these proposals will...more

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