Balch’s Consumer Finance Compass: How Standing Can Make or Break Certification for Class Action Lawsuits in Debt Collection
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2024 in Review: Major Debt Collection Trends and 2025 Outlook — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Navigating New York City's New Debt Collection Rules — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The CFPB Highlights Alleged Deceptive Debt Collection Practices
Podcast - The CFPB's Effort to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports
Navigating Hot Topics in Consumer Finance: Litigation Trends, Regulatory Changes, and Medical Debt Collection – The Consumer Finance Podcast
FTC and CFPB Focus on Medical, Rental Debt Collection Practices
Navigating FCRA and Debt Collection With Special Guest Bridgeforce's Michelle Macartney — FCRA Focus Podcast
Resolving FCRA Disputes With e-OSCAR: Insights from Joel Strickland — FCRA Focus Podcast
Year in Review and a Look Ahead: Navigating the Debt Collection Landscape — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Abuse Discovery Practices by the Government
State AG Pulse | Action By MN AG Ellison Could Ripple Through Debt Servicing Industry
CFPB Advisory Opinion on Time-barred Debt Collection - The Consumer Finance Podcast
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A Discussion with Nacha on Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Fraud - Payments Pros: The Payments Law Podcast
Unlawful Debt Collection Claims - RICO Report Podcast
Keeping Up With the Bureau Episode 4: Hot Topics in Collections: Fees, Reg F Landscape, and What’s Next - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Fair Lending 101 for Debt Collectors - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Credit Eco to Go Podcast: Competing for the Attention of the Consumer
On August 13, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted in part and denied in part the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, allowing the plaintiff’s claim under the FCRA against a bank to...more
On August 18, Illinois enacted HB 3352, amending the state’s Collection Agency Act to add Section 9.6 and establish that “a debtor is not liable for any coerced debt.” The law defines “coerced debt” as debt incurred through...more
The second quarter of 2025 delivered a noticeable uptick in consumer protection lawsuits targeting banks and other financial institutions. FCRA filings jumped about 12% year-over-year, TCPA cases spiked as much as 39% in...more
In July 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act into law (the Act). The Act protects patients from certain medical debt collection actions and contains several restrictions on...more
In a case of first impression, the Fifth Circuit in Reyes v. Equifax Information Systems, L.L.C., joined the First, Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits in affirming the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas’s...more
On June 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant, a credit reporting agency, and dismissing all claims brought by the...more
On June 23, the Oregon Legislature chaptered SB 605, enacting new restrictions on the reporting of medical debt to consumer reporting agencies. The law prohibits any person from reporting to a consumer reporting agency the...more
On June 4, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs received five pending publications from the CFPB. The five rulemakings under consideration included: (i) Loan Originator Compensation Requirements Under the Truth in...more
On May 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed in part an individual plaintiff’s appeal and otherwise affirmed the district court. The plaintiff had alleged that the defendant violated the FCRA by...more
On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule that would generally prohibit lenders from considering medical debt information when determining a consumer’s eligibility for credit, and...more