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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (September 17, 2024)

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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

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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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Nevada Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment in Debt Collector’s Favor in FDCPA and TCPA Case Alleging Attorney Representation and...

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On September 9, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada granted summary judgment in favor of a debt collector in a case involving alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the...more

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Nonbank Student Loan Servicer Agrees to a CFPB-Imposed Ban and to Pay $120 Million

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After more than seven years of litigation, on September 12, 2024, the CFPB filed the Stipulated Order reflecting its settlement with the Company over alleged violations of the CFPA, FCRA, and FDCPA....more

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CFPB: Most debt collection complaints in 2023 were attempts to collect debts not owed

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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

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U.S. SDNY dismisses FDCPA case against student loan trusts for time-barred violations

On August 16, the U.S. SNDY dismissed as time-barred a student loan debt class-action brought against student loan trusts, servicing agents and a law firm. The suit, brought by a class of New York residents holding student...more

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3rd Circuit vacates order compelling arbitration in FDCPA suit

Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated District Court orders compelling arbitration of an FDCPA class action on the basis that the plaintiff’s allegations of harm were insufficient to establish...more

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Oklahoma Federal Court Dismisses FDCPA Case Where the Debt was not Disputed

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A U.S. District Court in the Western District of Oklahoma recently dismissed a lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) for lack of Article III standing, finding the plaintiff did not actually dispute the...more

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FTC Expands Creative Use of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to Recover Consumer Redress from Defendants

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In 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court held unanimously in AMG Capital Management, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission that the Federal Trade Commission is not entitled to consumer redress in cases brought under Section 13(b) of the FTC...more

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Federal Judge Sanctions Pittsburgh Law Firm for Writing ‘Imaginary’ Letters on Behalf of Clients in Debt Disputes

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A Pennsylvania federal judge has imposed sanctions and lambasted a law firm and its attorneys for having employees write falsified letters on behalf of clients involved in debt collection disputes....more

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June 2024 Consumer Litigation Filings: Down for Month, Up YTD

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According to a recent report by WebRecon, court filings under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and complaints filed with the...more

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District Court prevents FTC from collecting $1.5M from judgment

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

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Litigation Byte (July Edition)

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The Litigation Byte is the new name and format for McGlinchey’s Commercial Law Bulletin. Our new format reflects McGlinchey’s national coverage and our expanded footprint while still serving up the digestible, insightful...more

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Technical Violations of State Collection Practices Laws Can Lead to Class Action Liability

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If you are reading this article, you are likely aware that a creditor collecting its own debts in its own name is not a "debt collector" under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") or its implementing rule,...more

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OCC to review its preemption interpretations in light of Supreme Court opinion and state debanking laws

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On July 17, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu delivered prepared remarks before the Exchequer Club entitled “Size, Complexity, and Polarization in Banking.”...more

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Litigation Byte (June Edition)

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The Litigation Byte is the new name and format for McGlinchey’s Commercial Law Bulletin. Our new format reflects McGlinchey’s national coverage and our expanded footprint while still serving up the digestible, insightful...more

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FDCPA Claim: District Court Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Creditor

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On June 14, 2024, in Smitherman v. Midland Credit Mgmt. Inc., the United States District Court for the Western Division of Missouri granted summary judgment for a creditor on a plaintiff’s claim under the Fair Debt Collection...more

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The State AG Report – 7.11.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Republican AGs to DOE: Appliance Efficiency Rule is a...more

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CFPB Finds Failures in Debt Servicing, Collection, and Prepaid and Deposit Account Management

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The CFPB found alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and other consumer protection laws in its examination of debt collectors, loan servicers, and financial institutions managing deposit,...more

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CFPB Report Highlights Collection Practice Concerns, Contains Novel UDAAP Theories

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On July 2, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new edition of Supervisory Highlights, with a particular focus on account management and collection practices across auto loans, student loans and...more

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Missouri Federal Court Dismisses FDCPA Claim Over Letters Sent to Plaintiffs’ Attorney

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A U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri recently dismissed a lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), finding that two letters sent to the plaintiffs’ attorney did not constitute...more

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After Loper Bright Overruled Chevron ‎‎Deference, What Parts of Regulation F Have the Power to ‎‎Persuade?‎

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On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court overruled the Chevron doctrine in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. The decision eliminated the requirement that courts must defer to agency interpretations of the federal laws they...more

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Alabama Federal Court Allows FDCPA Case Involving Ambiguous Dispute Letters to Proceed to Trial

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama recently issued a decision in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case highlighting the importance of clear and unambiguous communication in debt...more

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Litigation Byte (May Edition)

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The Litigation Byte is the new name and format for McGlinchey’s Commercial Law Bulletin. Our new format will reflect McGlinchey’s national coverage and our expanded footprint while still serving up the digestible, insightful...more

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Court Rules Eviction Proceedings are Not Debt Collection under FDCPA

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The United States Court for the Western District of Virginia recently granted a foreclosure firm’s motion to dismiss on the grounds that the firm’s representation of a lender did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices...more

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