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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Servicemember Financial Protections Emerge as a Trump Enforcement Priority

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Key Points - - The CFPB and DOJ have recently prioritized enforcement of federal servicemember protections. - The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and Military Lending Act provide key protections such as interest rate caps,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Debt Collectors Push Back: Trade Group Sues CFPB Over New Medical Debt Collection Rules

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On November 1, a debt collection trade group filed a complaint in federal court challenging an October 1 CFPB advisory opinion that warned debt collectors against seeking payment on unverified or potentially inflated medical...more

A&O Shearman

Buy Now, Pay Later regulation – the wait is (nearly) over

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It has been a long time in gestation but finally, over three and a half years after the Woolard Review highlighted the potential risks of unregulated, but easily available, interest free credit facilities, we have the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Chopra says CFPB finalizing medical debt rule; agency issues advisory opinion on debt collector practices

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The CFPB is in the process of completing its final rule intended to ban the inclusion of medical debts in credit reports, bureau Director Rohit Chopra said at a White House session intended to focus on practices in the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

CFPB Intensifies Scrutiny on Medical Debt Collection Practices

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On October 1, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued an advisory opinion aimed at debt collectors and emphasizing their obligations under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Regulation...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB issues proposal to prohibit use of medical debt information in credit decisions

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The steady drumbeat of steps during Rohit Chopra’s tenure as CFPB Director to call into question the reliability and predictability of medical debt information in credit underwriting reached a crescendo last week with the...more

Mayer Brown

CFPB Finalizes Rule Significantly Restricting Credit Card Late Fees

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On March 5, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a Final Rule that would significantly restrict late fees that consumer credit card issuers may charge to a mere $8—representing approximately a 75% reduction from...more

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CFPB Amicus Brief Supports FDCPA Claim for Unknowing Stay Violation

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On January 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed an amicus curiae brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to reverse a district court’s decision finding that a debt collector lacked the...more

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New York City Department of Consumer Affairs issues formal guidance on its new limited English proficiency debt collection rules

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As discussed in our June 12th post, the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (“DCA”) issued new debt collection rules related to limited English proficiency servicing. These rules took effect June 27, 2020, but due to...more

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