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New Jersey Financial Services Legislative Update

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This alert is part of Holland & Knight's Garden State Initiative, a firmwide effort to enhance coordination among attorneys, clients and professional networks with ties to New Jersey to foster greater collaboration across...more

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CFPB Issues Proposed Rule to Cover Data Brokers Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act

On December 3, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its highly anticipated and controversial proposed rule that primarily aims to bring data brokers within the scope of the Fair Credit Reporting Act...more

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CFPB Classifies Data Brokers as Credit Reporting Agencies in New Proposal

On Dec. 3, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a proposed rule that would treat data brokers as credit reporting agencies, subjecting them to requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)....more

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The CFPB's Race Against the Clock

While many Federal agencies, including the prudential bank regulators, have decided to hold back moving forward with initiatives until after the inauguration in January, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") has...more

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Podcast - The CFPB Takes Action on a Toronto-Based Bank’s Consumer Credit Reports

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In this episode of his "Clearly Conspicuous" podcast series, consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta discusses the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) new order requiring TD Bank to pay $28 million for...more

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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 Issues RFI on Mortgage Closing Costs

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) related to fees charged by providers of mortgages and related settlement services. In his statement, Director Chopra discussed...more

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The CFPB's Rule to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports

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In this episode of his "Clearly Conspicuous" podcast series, "The CFPB's Rule to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports," consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta discusses the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's...more

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General Counsel of the CFPB Delivers Remarks Focusing on Medical Collections and Tenant Screening

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In a recent speech at the National Consumer Law Center/National Association of Consumer Advocates Spring Training, Seth Frotman, General Counsel of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), focused on medical...more

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CFPB Spring 2024 Supervisory Highlights looks at consumer reporting companies and furnishers

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The CFPB has released the Spring 2024 edition of Supervisory Highlights.  The report discusses CFPB examinations in connection with credit reporting and furnishing that were completed from April 1, 2023 through December 31,...more

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Buy Now, Pay Later in an Era of Increased Scrutiny and Economic Headwinds

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After gaining popularity during the pandemic, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) has become a ubiquitous form of credit used by millions of consumers to purchase goods and services, particularly in e-commerce transactions. In a...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - January 2024 - A Hazy Shade of Winter With the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the January 2024 webinar....more

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The 7 Most Notable FCRA Cases of 2023 So Far

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The first half of 2023 has produced significant developments for the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Important decisions have come from multiple areas of the field, including the federal courts of appeals and regulatory agencies. ...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

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CFPB Seeks to Fundamentally Alter the Credit Reporting Process and Use of Public Data

On Sept. 21, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officially announced it is considering a rulemaking to address several consumer reporting topics under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Under the process...more

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FTC and CFPB submit amicus brief in Second Circuit on FCRA requirement for furnisher to conduct reasonable investigation of...

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) have filed a joint amicus brief in which they urge the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to reverse the decision of a New...more

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Explainer Things: Episode 9

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Fall is finally in the air as temperatures drop (in some parts of the country, at least) and football season is in full swing. We’ve previously avoided writing about football because our Explainer Things cast can’t agree on...more

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CFPB examines outcomes from medical collection tradeline removal

On April 26, the CFPB released a data point report estimating that nearly 23 million American consumers will have at least one medical collection removed from their credit reports when all medical collection tradelines under...more

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District Court won’t stay CFPB litigation with credit reporter

On April 13, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied a credit reporting agency’s (CRA) bid to stay litigation filed by the CFPB alleging deceptive practices related to the marketing and sale of...more

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Industry Groups Weigh in Before the U.S. Supreme Court on FCRA Preemption Issue

Multiple financial services industry trade associations submitted arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court this week supporting the Consumer Data Industry Association’s (“CDIA”) petition for review of whether the Fair Credit...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, December 1, 2022

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November 30, 2022- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, wrote to U.S. Treasury Secretary and Chair of the Financial Stability Oversight Committee (FSOC) Janet...more

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All Consuming - Student Loans, Medical Debt, FTC, Payment Systems, and Credit Reporting, Volume 3, Issue 7

A New Student Loan Company is Now Taking Over the Accounts of Public Servants Seeking Debt Cancellation "This also comes as borrowers have 4 months left to apply for extended student-loan relief." Why this is important:...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - March Top 10

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We thank you for reading our Top 10 and listening to our CFPB Bites of the Month webinars over the past two years. We are pleased to continue the series in 2022. In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 24, 2022)

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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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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 6, 2021)

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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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