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Creditors' Corner: Navigating Consumer Collection Law

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,... on 6/19/2025

Join attorneys Melissa Tula Smith and Rachel Rogers as they dive deep into the complex world of consumer collection law. This informative podcast breaks down key federal regulations like the FDCPA, TCPA, and FCRA, exploring...more

CFPB Brings String of Enforcement Actions to Round Out 2023

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/29/2024

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

The City that Never Sleeps on Debt Collection: A Primer on New York City's Debt Collection Regulations

Hudson Cook, LLP on 10/2/2020

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection ("DCWP") (formerly the Department of Consumer Affairs) promulgated new debt collection rules this spring to provide protections to consumers with limited English...more

FTC Releases 2019 Privacy and Data Security Update

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/26/2020

On February 25th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its annual Privacy and Data Security Update, which highlights the FTC’s activities during the past year....more

FTC Enforcement Trends in Consumer Protection

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/12/2019

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

What Bank Litigators Want Banks to Know About the State of Consumer Protection Litigation in W.Va.

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/18/2018

For decades, consumer protection has led to copious amounts of litigation in West Virginia. In the past several years, the types of lawsuits filed under the debt collection provisions of the West Virginia Consumer Credit and...more

U.S. Supreme Court Excludes Banks Collecting Purchased Delinquent Debt from Definition of “Debt Collector” under the FDCPA

Blank Rome LLP on 6/14/2017

Action Item: Banks and other consumer finance firms that purchase delinquent debt and then collect on their own behalf are not “debt collectors” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. However, this limitation still...more

Supreme Court Decides Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc.

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 6/13/2017

On June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court decided Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., No. 16–349, holding that a company may collect debts that it purchased for its own account without triggering the statutory definition of...more

SCOTUS’s FDCPA Opinion in Henson v. Santander: It’s Not Debt Collection When You Own It

Balch & Bingham LLP on 6/13/2017

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.—Justice Gorsuch’s first as a Supreme Court Justice. The question presented was whether “individuals and entities...more

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