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CFPB Drops Two More Major Lawsuits 

The CFPB has recently dismissed two more enforcement actions—one against a major credit reporting agency and another against a lease-to-own financing provider. Both lawsuits involved allegations of abusive, unfair, and...more

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CFPB Brings String of Enforcement Actions to Round Out 2023

In December, the CFPB brought a series of three separate enforcement actions against several financial services companies alleging a range of violations of federal consumer protections laws....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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CFPB Orders Medical Debt Collection Company to Cease Certain Collection Practices and Pay $1.675 Million Penalty

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On June 8, 2023, the CFPB filed an administrative consent order against a medical debt collection company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. In the order, the CFPB detailed several alleged violations of the Fair Credit...more

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CFPB announces consent order with third-party collector of medical debt

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The CFPB announced at the end of last week that it had entered into a consent order with Phoenix Financial Services, LLC (Phoenix), a third-party debt collector that collects primarily past-due medical debts and furnishes...more

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CFPB Enters Consent Order Against Medical Debt Collector for Alleged FCRA and FDCPA Violations

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On June 8, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered a consent order against medical debt collector Phoenix Financial Services for alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)...more

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ISS Publishes 2021 Proxy Voting Guidelines

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In the News. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published its proxy voting guidelines updates for 2021, which include new and updated voting recommendations on federal forum and exclusive forum provisions in companies’...more

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CFPB Announces Consent Order with Debt Collector for Violations of FCRA

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On November 12, 2020, Illinois-based non-bank debt collector and furnisher of consumer information, Afni, Inc. (Afni) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered into a Consent Order requiring that Afni take a...more

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Debt Collector Agrees to Independent Consultant, Regular Review in FCRA Settlement

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Following a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) investigation into its credit reporting procedures, telecommunications debt collector Afni, Inc. agreed Thursday to implement additional safeguards against inaccurate...more

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CFPB Issues Second Consent Order under Acting Director Mulvaney

Security Group, Inc. and several of its wholly owned subsidiaries entered into a consent order with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in which it agreed to injunctive relief and to pay a $5 million penalty....more

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CFPB Settles with South Carolina Companies Over Improper Debt Collection Practices

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On June 13, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? (CFPB) annou?nced its settlement with a South Carolina corporation and its subsidiaries over allegations that the companies engaged in improper debt collection and...more

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CFPB Continues to Expand Its Meaningful Involvement Requirements for Debt Collection Law Firms

The CFPB recently issued its third consent order involving a debt collection law firm and appears to be expanding its interpretation of “meaningful involvement”. The order, which was entered against two related debt...more

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CFPB settles FDCPA claims against debt collection law firms

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The CFPB announced that it has entered into a consent order with two law firms specializing in the collection of medical debts and their president for alleged FDCPA violations.  The consent order also settles allegations that...more

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Most Recent CFPB Supervisory Highlights Feature FCRA, LO Compensation and Debt Collection Issues

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s most recent supervisory highlights publication featured issues relating to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, loan originator compensation and in-person debt collection that should be on...more

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CFPB Keeps the Heat on Debt Collection, Consumer Reporting

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On December 7, 2015, the CFPB announced another consent order going after a firm for alleged violations the Consumer Financial Protection Act, FCRA, and FDCPA. The CFPB alleges that Massachusetts debt collection firm...more

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