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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Rhode Island Enacts Ban on Reporting Medical Debt to Credit Bureaus

On June 26, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed companion bills S 0169 and S 0172 into law, twin measures that amend the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act and Interest and Usury statute to impose some of the nation’s...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Rhode Island enacts two laws regulating medical debt

On June 26, the governor of Rhode Island signed into law S0169, which amends the state’s deceptive trade practices laws to prohibit credit reporting agencies from reporting a consumer’s medical debt. The law also bars filing...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Philadelphia court receives usury claim against payday loan company

On March 11, a class action lawsuit was filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas against a financial technology company offering cash advances up to $200 through a lending app. The lawsuit alleged the company...more

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