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CFPB Seeks Input to Address Coerced Debt and Financial Abuse Under FCRA

On December 9, the CFPB announced its release of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to gather information in preparation for the release of a proposed rule to address concerns related to information furnished to credit...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB Blog: Debt collectors who attempt to collect on spouse’s medical bills from a survivor may violate federal law

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The CFPB recently issued a blog post, highlighting debt collection impacts on surviving spouses. In the blog, the CFPB warns that debt collectors who try to collect on a spouse’s medical bills from a survivor, who is not...more

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CFPB Proposes Rule to Ban Medical Debt from Credit Reports

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Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed rule to amend Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), as to medical information and debt. This proposed rule...more

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Medical Debt Under the Microscope: Insights from the CFPB’s 2022 FDCPA Report

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On November 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) Annual Report detailing the CFPB’s 2022 activities related to debt collection practices. This...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Questions to Consider as Regulators Increase Scrutiny of Medical Debt

Over the last year and a half, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has become increasingly interested in the origination, servicing, and collection of medical debt. The CFPB alone has published several pieces of...more

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FTC and CFPB Join Forces on Amicus Brief Arguing That FCRA Does Not Distinguish Between Legal and Factual Inaccuracy

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On May 5, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) together filed an amicus brief in an appeal pending before the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Sessa v. Trans...more

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CFPB’s Release Highlights “Unlawful Auto Repossessions” and Failures to Conduct Reasonable Investigations on Disputed Debts

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a release on May 2, 2022, announcing the release of its Supervisory Highlights outlining identified consumer protection violations during the second half of 2021. In...more

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