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Debt Collection Rulemaking Process

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Targets Medical and Rental Debt Collection in 2024 Annual Report

On September 5, the CFPB issued its annual report on debt collection practices, detailing the Bureau’s efforts to enforce the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). This year’s report focuses on improper practices in the...more

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Latest CFPB Supervisory Highlights Focus on Transparency in Debt Collection Practices

On July 2, the CFPB released its Summer 2024 Supervisory Highlights, which focused on the servicing and collection of consumer debt. The report shared key findings from recent supervisory examinations of auto and student loan...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2023 Annual Review - Debt Collection

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to debt collection. If debt collection in 2023 had a theme it would be medical debt....more

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Trade groups urge CFPB to issue ANPR on FCRA rulemaking

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In September 2023, the CFPB announced that it was launching a Fair Credit Reporting Act rulemaking and issued an outline of the proposals it is considering in preparation for convening a Small Business Advisory Review Panel. ...more

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CFPB Initiates FCRA Rulemaking on Medical Debt and Data Brokers

On September 21, the CFPB announced that it has initiated a rulemaking process under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) that would remove medical bills from consumer credit reports. The CFPB also published an Outline...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

May 2023 UDAAP Bulletin

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

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April 2023 UDAAP Bulletin

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

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CFPB receives FCRA rulemaking petition on debt collection

On March 3, the CFPB received a rulemaking petition from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) in response to forthcoming FCRA rulemaking announced in the Bureau’s Fall 2022 regulatory agenda. As previously covered by...more

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New York State DFS Issues Proposed Amendments to its Debt Collection Rules for Third-Party Debt Collectors and Debt Buyers

On October 29, 2021, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) posted proposed amendments to its debt collection rules for Third-Party Debt Collectors and Debt Buyers (under 23 New York Codes, Rules, and...more

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Time to Submit Comments for the Regulation to the New California Debt Collection Licensing Act

Last month, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (the "DFPI") published a notice inviting comments for its second rulemaking regarding the rules that will be promulgated under the new California...more

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Tenth Circuit Upholds District Court’s Ruling Finding No Breach of Fiduciary Duties in Section 36(b) Case

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In This Issue. The federal bank regulators published frequently asked questions concerning the London Interbank Offered Rate transition; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) confirmed an effective date for two...more

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[Webinar] Hot Issues for Debt Collection in 2021: What Both Third-Party and First-Party Debt Collectors Need to Know About the...

While federal and state regulators have long focused on debt collection practices, new CFPB leadership, increased state regulatory powers, the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors will not only make it harder for third-party...more

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CFPB Proposes Delay of Effective Date for Debt Collection Rules

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On April 7, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking delaying the effective date of its recent debt collection final rules. The final rules, which were issued on October...more

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FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra to be Named CFPB Director - A Strong Consumer Advocate and Aggressive Law Enforcer

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This week, we learned that President-elect Biden intends to nominate FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra to serve as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Chopra is a smart, articulate, and strong consumer...more

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CFPB Issues Final (and First Ever) Debt Collection Rule

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) on October 30 issued the first part of its long-awaited debt collection final rule, which restates and clarifies prohibitions on harassment and abuse, false or...more

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Rumor Has It That Publication Of The CFPB’s Final Collection Rules Is Imminent

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While the CFPB has maintained for over a year that the final rules will be published by the end of October, it appears that we may not have to wait that long... ...more

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Colorado Administrator proposes amendments to debt collection rules

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Colorado’s UCCC Administrator has proposed amendments to the rules implementing the Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (CFDCPA).  The Administrator also announced that a Zoom stakeholder meeting will be held on...more

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CFPB Publishes Spring 2020 Rulemaking Agenda

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The CFPB has published its Spring 2020 rulemaking agenda as part of the Spring 2020 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. It represents the CFPB’s third rulemaking agenda under Director Kraninger’s...more

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CFPB issues proposed rule to require debt collectors to make disclosures for time-barred debts

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The CFPB has issued a proposal that would require debt collectors to make specified disclosures when collecting time-barred debts (Disclosure Proposal).  The Disclosure Proposal supplements the Bureau’s proposed debt...more

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CFPB Issues Semi-Annual Report to Congress

The CFPB has issued its semi-annual report to Congress. The Report, which covers April through September of 2019, is mandated by Dodd-Frank and was released in conjunction with Director Kraninger’s testimony to the House...more

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CFPB’s Rulemaking Agenda Provides Glimpse into 2020

The CFPB’s 2020 Rulemaking Agenda provides a preview of the Bureau’s intended rulemaking activities for 2020. Here are the highlights of what we can look forward to in 2020: Business Lending Data (Pre-rule Stage): Under...more

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CFPB publishes Fall 2019 rulemaking agenda

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The CFPB has published its Fall 2019 rulemaking agenda as part of the Fall 2019 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which is coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget....more

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CFPB's Proposed Debt Collection Rule: Perspectives from the Comment Period

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It's been four weeks since the comment period closed on the CFPB's proposed debt collection rule - just enough time to look back with some perspective on the comments submitted and assess how the CFPB may move forward. The...more

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Consumer Bankers Association comments on CFPB’s proposed debt collection rule

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The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) has filed a letter commenting on the CFPB’s proposed debt collection rule. Ballard Spahr served as counsel to the CBA in preparing the comment letter....more

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CFPB extends comment deadline for proposed debt collection rules

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In a notice to be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register, the CFPB is extending the comment deadline for its proposed debt collection rules until September 18.  The proposal’s initial 90-day comment period was set to expire...more

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