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Husch Blackwell LLP

Debt Collectors Facing Heat on New State Medical Debt Collection Laws

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As those living in the southwestern United States enter the dog days of summer, debt collectors are especially feeling the heat. As if complying with the myriad of state and federal regulations covering the debt collection...more

Troutman Pepper

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - April 2022 #2

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Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Fraud & Financial Crimes: The Increase of Identification Fraud During the COVID-19 Pandemic

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses experienced a rapid and significant increase in the use of digital technology. Bearing in mind health concerns, as well as business continuity, many businesses began to shift...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (February 7, 2022)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Provides Guidance on How Consumers Can Obtain and Dispute Inaccuracies in Credit Reports

On January 27, the CFPB released a report directed to consumers about obtaining information in their consumer reports and disputing suspected inaccuracies in these reports with companies as needed. The CFPB notes that “[a]s...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (November 8, 2021)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - October Top 10

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So, what happened at the CFPB in the past month? Bite #10 - An appeals court vacated the CFPB's award against two mortgage relief companies and their attorneys. Back in 2014, the CFPB brought an action against two legal...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Financial Services Report - Spring 2021

Can you say 0 to 60? Not cars, but pretty much everything to do with financial services. A new year, a new administration, and new challenges for providers. Prior CFPB Director Kraninger is long gone. Acting Director Uejio...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads

CFPB Highlights COVID-19-Fueled Regulatory Risks for Examined Industries in Special Edition of Supervisory Highlights

In its recent Special Edition of Supervisory Highlights on COVID-19 Prioritized Assessments, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) summarized challenges and risks with respect to several industries it had informally...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Servicing Customers Affected by Natural Disasters: Tips for Unsecured and Personal Property Secured Creditors to Prepare for the...

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Over the past six months or so, creditors, servicers, and debt collectors alike have been forced to revisit disaster management policies in light of the unique and far-reaching impact of COVID-19: it is at once a nationwide...more

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CFPB Releases Report on COVID's Impact on Consumer Credit, with Some Surprising Results

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Crazy times, right? Chances are you've heard this refrain numerous times over the last seven months, most notably on Zoom calls during the crushing silence of someone on the call forgetting to unmute his or her microphone....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

CFPB Shifts Focus in Light of COVID-19

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) hosted a webinar, led by Director Kathy Kraninger and Associate Director for Supervision, Enforcement, and Fair Lending Bryan Schneider, laying out its supervisory and...more

McGlinchey Stafford

CFPB Statement Clarifies Credit Reporting And CARES Act

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On April 1, 2020, as the nation was in the beginning stages of its COVID-19 shutdown and companies, including financial institutions, encountered operational challenges, the CFPB released a statement on supervisory...more

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CFPB Issues CARES Act Credit Reporting FAQs

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On June 16th, the CFPB issued a Compliance Aid Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) addressing the CARES Act changes to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and clarifying furnisher reporting obligations regarding consumers who...more

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CFPB Provides Additional Guidance on CARES Act Credit Reporting

What happened - On June 16, 2020, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) released a Compliance Aid in the form of ten FAQs (FAQs) on consumer reporting related to the CARES Act and the COVID-19 pandemic. The...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

CFPB Issues First Version of FAQS Addressing Consumer Reporting in the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Since the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), Pub. L. 116-136, on March 27, 2020, there has been much uncertainty and confusion arising from that portion of the CARES Act which...more

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Credit Reporting in a COVID World

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Creditors that furnish information on consumer accounts to consumer reporting agencies must do so with accuracy and integrity consistent with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations. "Accuracy" means...more

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State AGs Send Warning To Nationwide CRAs And Furnishers Regarding FCRA Enforcement

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Twenty-one state attorneys general and the District of Columbia attorney general have sent a letter to the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) “to remind them” of their legal obligations under federal and...more

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Recent CFPB guidance provides flexibility for investigating consumer credit reporting disputes

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On April 1, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) provided guidance on how it plans to handle consumer credit reporting oversight during COVID-19. As part of that guidance, the CFPB stated that it intends to...more

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