Navigating FCRA and Debt Collection With Special Guest Bridgeforce's Michelle Macartney — FCRA Focus Podcast
Resolving FCRA Disputes With e-OSCAR: Insights from Joel Strickland — FCRA Focus Podcast
Year in Review and a Look Ahead: Navigating the Debt Collection Landscape — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Abuse Discovery Practices by the Government
State AG Pulse | Action By MN AG Ellison Could Ripple Through Debt Servicing Industry
CFPB Advisory Opinion on Time-barred Debt Collection - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Announcing Troutman Pepper's New Payments Pros Podcast! - The Consumer Finance Podcast
A Discussion with Nacha on Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Fraud - Payments Pros: The Payments Law Podcast
Unlawful Debt Collection Claims - RICO Report Podcast
Keeping Up With the Bureau Episode 4: Hot Topics in Collections: Fees, Reg F Landscape, and What’s Next - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Fair Lending 101 for Debt Collectors - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Credit Eco to Go Podcast: Competing for the Attention of the Consumer
Credit Eco to Go Podcast - The Results are In: Consumers Really Do Respond Better to Digital Communications
Credit Eco to Go Podcast: Demystifying the Debt Collection Rule
Is the TCPA Unconstitutional? [More With McGlinchey, Ep. 18]
The Science of Financial Communications
Dancing to Their Own Tune: Empowering Consumers Through Self-Service
What is Consumer Fraud and What Deceptions are Employed?
Connecticut Collections: How to get paid if you are owed money? Part 3: Steps in the Collection Process
Connecticut Collections: How to get paid if you are owed money? Part 2: Prejudgment Remedy ("PJR")
The most frequent consumer debt collection complaints filed with the CFPB in 2023 were attempts to collect debts that actually were not owed, the bureau said in its annual Fair Debt Collection Practices Act report....more
On July 26, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could not collect $1,529,292.52 from a relief-defendant in an enforcement action. This origin of this case was a...more
The following document provides a monthly roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission regarding...more
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
On April 15, the CFPB and FTC announced the release of a joint annual report to Congress administering the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The annual report highlights both agencies’ efforts to protect and...more
On December 13, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that, under the terms of a settlement, a group of phantom debt collectors were permanently banned from the debt collection industry. The term “phantom debt”...more
Debt collectors can expect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission to be active regulators in the Biden Administration, especially during – and in the wake of – the COVID-19 pandemic. Our...more
On March 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its annual report to Congress regarding its administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The CFPB and the Federal Trade...more
The FTC has announced a settlement of its first enforcement action targeting the practice of “debt parking.” As described in the FTC’s complaint filed in a Missouri federal district court against Midwest Recovery Systems,...more
On November 30, 2020 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a settlement with a debt collection company for its “debt parking scheme” (also known as “passive debt collection”) in which the company...more
Breaking News- Despite COVID-19, the State AG Report Stays on the Beat- •In these unprecedented times, the Cozen O’Connor State AG Group is committed to continuing to bring you important AG news stories and keeping you...more
On December 11, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had reached a settlement with the remaining Defendants in an enforcement action against multiple related companies and their controllers involved in an alleged...more
A comprehensive review of recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) consumer protection actions shows that the FTC continues to be one of Washington’s most aggressive regulators. While the number of enforcement...more
On November 1, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the New York Attorney General’s Office announced their lawsuit against a New York-based debt collection operation, which alleges that the debt collection entities...more
On June 26, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit against a debt broker, debt collector and their principals to shut down a phantom debt collection scheme. ...more
The CFPB has issued its seventh annual Fair Debt Collection Practices Act report covering the CFPB’s and FTC’s activities in 2017. The CFPB’s previous FDCPA annual reports began with a message from former Director Cordray....more
On February 7, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced an enforcement action against a student loan debt relief operation, claiming it deceived consumers out of $28 million by falsely promising that their monthly...more
Richard Moseley Sr., the operator of a group of interrelated payday lenders, was convicted by a federal jury on all criminal counts in an indictment filed by the Department of Justice, including violating the Racketeer...more