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HB1127 Explained: North Dakota’s New InfoSec Requirements for Financial Corporations

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Earlier this year, North Dakota’s Governor signed HB 1127, which introduces new compliance obligations for financial corporations operating in North Dakota. This new law will take effect on August 1, 2025....more

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Wisconsin Expands Scope of Consumer Loan Licensing Provisions

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In addition to the states that, similar to Washington, have adopted “true lender” provisions, several states have recently enacted changes to their consumer loan licensing laws that expand the scope of the licensing...more

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Indiana Appeals Court Rules That a Passive Debt Buyer Is a Debt Collector under the FDCPA and State Law

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The Court of Appeals of Indiana recently upheld a lower court’s decision that a debt buyer who purchased a portfolio of defaulted student loans and placed an account with a collection agency qualifies as a “debt collector”...more

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Wisconsin Senate Proposes New Bill to Revise Money Transmission, Consumer Lenders, Collection Agency, and Other Financial Services...

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In November 2023, S.B. 668 was introduced in the Wisconsin Senate. S.B. 668 would make sweeping changes to the state laws governing financial service providers. The bill creates a pathway for the Wisconsin Department of...more

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Illinois adopts regulatory changes as part of its Collection Agency Act

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On December 1, the State of Illinois’s Department of Financial and Professional Regulation promulgated final regulations implementing provisions of the Illinois Collection Agency Act. As previously covered by InfoBytes,...more

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Collection agency to pay $10k for operating without a license

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On March 21, the Connecticut Department of Banking fined a collection agency $10,000 and ordered it to cease and desist from collection agency activity for operating without a valid license. According to the order, the...more

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Federal Circuit Partially Lifts Ban on Education Department’s Default Collection Efforts; Court of Federal Claims Orders...

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has partially lifted a preliminary injunction that prevented the U.S. Department of Education (Department) from placing defaulted student loans with private collection...more

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West Virginia enacts significant amendments to debt collection law

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Significant changes to West Virginia’s debt collection law will take effect on July 4, 2017.  Senate Bill 536, approved by the state’s governor on April 21, 2017, includes the following amendments...more

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