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
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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
Announcing Troutman Pepper's New Payments Pros Podcast! - The Consumer Finance Podcast
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 July 14, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) secured a court order aimed at halting allegedly deceptive practices against seven companies and three individuals operating the “Accelerated Debt” program. The defendants...more
Beware of a new scam targeting Michigan businesses and individuals. The scam uses fake mailings containing “Annual Statement Past Due” notices. These notices arrive in plain white envelopes, bear no return address, and...more
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
On April 8, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) announced the appointment of Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday as the new co-chair of NAAG’s Consumer Protection Committee. The Committee’s mission is...more
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
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
On November 4, the FTC has taken action against a debt collection business and its owner for allegedly deceiving consumers into paying over $7.6 million in fake debts. According to the FTC’s complaint, the defendants...more
On June 20, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued its Office of Servicemember Affairs Annual Report, which analyzes consumer complaints received from servicemembers, veterans, and their families for...more
The U.S. PIRG Education Fund (PIRG) released a report analyzing consumer complaints submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in 2021 and 2022. The report noted that consumer complaint totals set a new...more
How do unscrupulous people try and take money from the elderly, consumers and the public at large? What are the laws that protect consumers. Attorney Katherine Kiziah explains. ...more
The FTC has issued its 2018 Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book. The report summarizes consumer complaints stored in the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database....more
A comprehensive review of recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) consumer protection actions shows that the FTC continues to be one of Washington’s most aggressive regulators. While the number of enforcement...more
The IRS recently announced that, beginning this month, the tax agency will be assigning certain unpaid tax accounts to private collection agencies. The IRS will retain and continue to collect most unpaid taxes. The IRS has...more
On February 7, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced an enforcement action against a student loan debt relief operation, claiming it deceived consumers out of $28 million by falsely promising that their monthly...more
Earlier this year we wrote that the Internal Revenue Service is moving forward with its controversial “Private Debt Collection” program amid a sharp uptick in instances of fraud by scammers posing as legitimate IRS debt...more
The CFPB has issued its November 2016 complaint report which highlights complaints about “other financial services,” a category that includes debt settlement, credit repair, check cashing, and money orders. The report also...more
Editor's Note - Investment Company Institute Publishes FAQ on SEC No-Action Letter Regarding Auditor Independence. On September 23, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) published a memorandum (ICI Memo) responding to...more
A new CFPB enforcement action filed in federal district court in Atlanta and unsealed last week targeting an alleged debt collection scam names as defendants not only the debt collectors and their individual principals but...more
The CFPB has announced a settlement with USA Discounters, a retailer that operates a chain of stores near military bases and offers financing for purchases through retail installment sales contracts (RICs), to resolve charges...more