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Federal Judge vacates CFPB medical debt rule

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A Texas federal judge has voided a Biden Administration CFPB rule that would have prohibited medical debt in credit reports....more

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CFPB, industry groups ask Federal Judge to kill bureau medical debt rule

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The CFPB says it wants to scrap a Biden Administration rule that prohibits credit reporting agencies from including medical debts on credit reports, one of many Biden era rules that the Trump Administration has sought to...more

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Financial Services Committee Republicans call on CFPB to withdraw rules, guidance

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Republicans on the House Financial Services Financial Institutions Subcommittee have sent Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought a letter calling for the CFPB to withdraw a wide variety of final and proposed rules....more

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GOP Senators Moving to Invoke the Congressional Review Act Over Biden-Era Rules

The CFPB is facing pushback from the U.S. Senate over two final rules issued under the Biden administration: one expanding oversight of nonbank digital payment providers and another limiting the reporting of medical debt....more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – January 2025 #4

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

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CFPB issues medical debt rule; regulation immediately challenged in federal court

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The CFPB has issued its  final rule that will prohibit the inclusion of medical debts in credit reports lenders use to make credit decisions and that will also generally prohibit lenders from using medical debt information in...more

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CFPB Finalizes Rule to Limit Impact of Medical Debt on Credit Reporting

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The CFPB has finalized a rule amending regulations under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to address the use and reporting of medical information in credit decisions. The Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies...more

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Trade Associations File Challenge to CFPB’s Rule on Medical Debt in Consumer Reports

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) finalized a rule aimed at removing an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the consumer reports of approximately 15 million Americans. This rule amends...more

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CFPB Finalizes Rule to Remove Medical Bills from Consumer Reports

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On January 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) finalized its rule aimed at removing an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the consumer reports of approximately 15 million Americans....more

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ACA International files suit challenging CFPB medical debt advisory opinion

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ACA International, the association representing the accounts receivable industry, has filed suit against the CFPB, alleging that the bureau’s advisory opinion on medical debt was overtly political, issued in violation of the...more

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

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

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Podcast - The CFPB's Effort to Remove Medical Debt from 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) efforts to remove medical debt from credit reports. The...more

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What the CFPB Has Been up To

Checking in on what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has been up to for the last month, in case you missed it (and with some commentary)...more

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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

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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

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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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New California Law Keeps Medical Debt Off Consumer Credit Reports

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A bill co-sponsored by California AG Rob Bonta which prohibits consumers’ medical debt from being reported on credit reports was signed into law and will go into effect on January 1, 2025. ...more

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Chopra Defends CFPB’s Medical Debt Proposed Rule

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CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Thursday defended his agency’s proposed rule to prohibit the listing of medical debt on credit reports, contending that such debts are not a fair indication of a person’s financial health....more

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The CFPB’s Increased Focus on Medical Financing Products

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Over the course of the last year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) has increased its scrutiny of medical financing products, such as medical credit cards and installment loans. In July 2023, the CFPB...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - June 2024 # 3

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

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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

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Chopra Delivers Testimony to Congress on Semi-Annual Report

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On June 4, 2024, the CFPB issued its Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period beginning April 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2023. On June 12, 2024, CFPB Director Chopra appeared before the Senate Banking...more

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CFPB Proposed Rule Banning Reporting of Medical Debt

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On June 11, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a proposed rule amending Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), concerning medical debt. The proposed rule would...more

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CFPB Backs Connecticut and California Bills to Prohibit Medical Debt Reporting

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Recently, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) submitted letters to senators in Connecticut and California supporting their proposals to prohibit medical debt reporting....more

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CFPB enters into consent order with third-party collector of medical debts to resolve alleged FCRA and FDCPA violations

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The CFPB announced last week that it has entered into a consent order with Commonwealth Financial Systems, Inc. (Commonwealth), a third-party debt collection company that collects past-due medical debts and furnishes...more

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