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[Webinar] Compliance Coffee Break: Hot Topics in Debt Settlement - July 8th, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET

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The debt settlement industry is fast emerging as a significant portion of the overall consumer financial services market, yet many still do not understand the space. Please join Hudson Cook partner Cathy Brennan as she...more

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CA DFPI Registration Requirements Under CCFPL for Debt Settlement Companies and Service Providers

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On October 11, 2024, the California Office of Administrative Law approved and filed with the California Secretary of State proposed regulations by the California Department of Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”) to establish...more

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Post-Election Analysis and Its Impact on the Debt Settlement Industry

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Discover insights from regulatory attorneys, Felix Shipkevich and Yvonne Bowser-Caballero of Shipkevich PLLC, who recently hosted this webinar to discuss a post-election overview of the regulatory state of the debt settlement...more

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California Finalizes Registration Requirements for Providers of Earned Wage Access, Other Financial Products and Services

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On October 11, California’s Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) approved the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s (“DFPI’s”) registration rulemaking for providers of the following products...more

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CFPB Files Complaint Against Student Loan Debt Settlement Company

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On November 5, 2020, the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had filed a complaint against a California student loan debt settlement company and the company’s CEO in the U.S. District Court for the...more

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Google updates financial products and services policy to restrict advertising of debt relief services

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Google has updated its financial products and services policy to restrict the advertisement of debt settlement, debt management services, and credit repair services....more

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CFPB Settles with Freedom Debt Relief

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On July 9, 2019, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California entered a stipulated final judgment and order in case number 17-cv-06484, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Freedom Debt Relief,...more

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"Clearly and Prominently:" Consumer Debt Settlement Disclosures in Wake of CFPB v. Freedom Debt Relief

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The debt settlement industry received some "regulation by enforcement" in the wake of a settlement of the lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") against Freedom Debt Relief, LLC ("FDR"). The...more

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CFPB settles lawsuit with nation’s largest debt-settlement services provider

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The CFPB announced that it has settled the lawsuit it filed in a California federal district court against Freedom Debt Relief (FDR) and its CEO for alleged violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) and the...more

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CFPB November 2016 complaint report highlights other financial services complaints, complaints from Oklahoma consumers

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The CFPB has issued its November 2016 complaint report which highlights complaints about “other financial services,” a category that includes debt settlement, credit repair, check cashing, and money orders.  The report also...more

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